I would like to enter blank values for dates using datalines. I keep getting errors from the program below. What placeholder do I need to enter in line Two for Scott in order to show a null for date?
data want;
length Rank $10 Name $8. Days 8. ;
input Rank $ Name $ Date date9. Days ;
format Date date9. ;
datalines;
One Joe 04Sep2018 30
Two Scott 20
Three Bob 04Sep2018 40
;
run;
do you mean this?
data want;
infile datalines truncover;
length Rank $10 Name $8. Days 8. ;
input Rank $ Name $ Date :date9. Days ;
format Date date9. ;
datalines;
One Joe 04Sep2018 30
Two Scott . 20
Three Bob 04Sep2018 40
;
run;
do you mean this?
data want;
infile datalines truncover;
length Rank $10 Name $8. Days 8. ;
input Rank $ Name $ Date :date9. Days ;
format Date date9. ;
datalines;
One Joe 04Sep2018 30
Two Scott . 20
Three Bob 04Sep2018 40
;
run;
oops, I had missed the colon in front of date9.
Thanks so much 🙂
s seems to read correctly:
data want;
input Rank:$ Name:$ Date:date9. Days ;
length Rank $10. Name $8. Days 8. ;
format Date date9. ;
datalines;
One Joe 04Sep2018 30
Two Scott . 20
Three Bob 04Sep2018 40
;
run;
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