input statement

[elsalam]

What is the difference between these two txt file?  I am unable to read the second one.

They seems to have the same free style format and embedded blank.

1) data file

my code:  I am able to run this one.

data shortnamesds;

infile ' /home/coccus030/sasuser.v94/nfldata2.txt' firstobs=2;
*/ @20 to indicate SAS to read at 20  city and year are too close to each other;
input City & $16. @20 Year Team $;

run;

----+----1----+----2----+----3
Baltimore 2012 Ravens
Cincinnati 2012 Bengals
Cleveland 2012 Browns
Pittsburgh 2012 Steelers
Chicago 2012 Bears

2) data file

Bellfort Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes
North Carolina Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes
South Raleigh Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes

My code:  Unable to run

data answer;
infile '/home/coccus030/sasuser.v94/audit.txt';

input State & $16. @17 Q1 $ Q2 $ Q3 $ Q4 $ Q5 $ Q6 $ Q7 $ Q8 $ Q9 $;
run;

Thx

[Reeza]

Did you properly account for the two words in the second data set with the double space?

If you post your code in the HTML editor vs a code box there's no way to verify that, so you need to ensure it is in SAS or the text file. 

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@elsalam wrote:

What is the difference between these two txt file?  I am unable to read the second one.

They seems to have the same free style format and embedded blank.

1) data file

my code:  I am able to run this one.

data shortnamesds;

infile ' /home/coccus030/sasuser.v94/nfldata2.txt' firstobs=2;
*/ @20 to indicate SAS to read at 20  city and year are too close to each other;
input City & $16. @20 Year Team $;

run;

----+----1----+----2----+----3
Baltimore 2012 Ravens
Cincinnati 2012 Bengals
Cleveland 2012 Browns
Pittsburgh 2012 Steelers
Chicago 2012 Bears

2) data file

Bellfort Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes
North Carolina Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes
South Raleigh Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes

My code:  Unable to run

data answer;
infile '/home/coccus030/sasuser.v94/audit.txt';

input State & $16. @17 Q1 $ Q2 $ Q3 $ Q4 $ Q5 $ Q6 $ Q7 $ Q8 $ Q9 $;
run;

Thx

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[elsalam]

I was able to read the data but not at the right position.

See attached.

[Astounding]

You are using & within the INPUT statement, without understanding what it means.  Take a look, this should clear it up:

http://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=lestmtsref&docsetTarget=n0lrz3gb7m9e4rn137op544ddg0v.htm&docs...