Why so output is like this ?

[Attyslogin]

Raw File :

---------10---------20---------30

72 95

SAS Program :

data test;

infile "Rawfile";

input @1 height 2. @4 weight 2;

run;

why weight variable is taking  a value specified to next to it (only single digit) instead of 95 from raw file.

Output is :
_____________
Height Weight

--------------------

   95       2

[Reeza]

Your missing a period at the end of your second format. 

If you exclude formats and @ position SAS will most likely read it correctly by default. 

[PGStats]

@Reeza, yet the "2" didn't generate an error. How is it interpreted?

[Astounding · Accepted solution]

It's interpreted as taking the contents of column 2.  You could code:

input @4 col1 1 @4 col2 2;

The @4 is irrelevant, overridden by the later instructions.  COL1 will be the contents of column 1, and COL2 the contents of column 2.

[PGStats]

Oh yes! The old column input. The burden of legacy...

Thank you @Astounding!