I have the following code used to find a line of text in a file: %macro datm4; %do i=1 %to 2; data result&I ; /*inialization of flag to 0 which will be used to find line of interest*/ retain flag_section1 0 ; infile "/folders/myfolders/DLBOOTDAT_RIT/data/TEST&i..nm7/TEST&i..lst" END=EOF; input @; if _infile_ =: 'NO. OF SIG. DIGITS IN FINAL EST.: 2.9' then flag_section1 =1; if eof then output; run; %END; TITLE ' DISTRIBUTION D DATA'; data FLAG; set %do i=1 %to 2;RESULT&i %end ;; run; %mend datm4; %datm4; PROC PRINT DATA =RESULT1; RUN; PROC PRINT DATA =RESULT2; RUN;   The *,lst file that I am searching has a line of text as follows:  NO. OF SIG. DIGITS IN FINAL EST.:  2.9   which I want to capture whenever the value is 2.9 at which time I want the flag_section1 =1.  However I am getting a value of zero irrespective of the value (.e. g., when the value is 2,7 or any other non 2.9 value).  Some of the prior lines in the file are listed below. MINIMIZATION TERMINATED  DUE TO ROUNDING ERRORS (ERROR=134)  NO. OF FUNCTION EVALUATIONS USED:      326  NO. OF SIG. DIGITS IN FINAL EST.:  2.9   Can someone tell me why the flag_section is not seeing the number or suggest  other code that may be more effective?   Thanks   ... View more