BookmarkSubscribeRSS Feed
☑ This topic is solved. Need further help from the community? Please sign in and ask a new question.
Satori
Quartz | Level 8

my code:

data bvd.ac
infile '/data/bvd/ac/financials_and_ratios.txt' dlm='09'x missover dsd lrecl=32767 firstobs=2 truncover;
input
ID $12.
Code $2.
Filing_type $21.
Closing_date :yymmdd10.
Number_of_months $2.
Audit_status $1.

.

.

.

run;

 

my error:

data bvd.ac
infile '/data/bvd/AcademicsSample/Industry-Global_financials_and_ratios.txt' dlm='09'x missover dsd lrecl=32767 firstobs=2 truncover;
_ _
22 22
200 200
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, a quoted string, (, /, ;, _DATA_, _LAST_, _NULL_.

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

 

what am I doing wrong?

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
1 REPLY 1

sas-innovate-2026-white.png



April 27 – 30 | Gaylord Texan | Grapevine, Texas

Registration is open

Walk in ready to learn. Walk out ready to deliver. This is the data and AI conference you can't afford to miss.
Register now and lock in 2025 pricing—just $495!

Register now

How to Concatenate Values

Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.

Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.

SAS Training: Just a Click Away

 Ready to level-up your skills? Choose your own adventure.

Browse our catalog!

Discussion stats
  • 1 reply
  • 640 views
  • 0 likes
  • 2 in conversation