Hi, I have a plain text file I would like to import into SAS. It is a fixed column text file, however there are multiple fixed lengths depending on the type of record. Notes 1.) The type of record is indicated by the first number in each length -I.E Records that start with 1: Store Indicator Lines 1 - 10 Record ID, 11-15 Store Name etc... Records that start with 4: Transaction Indicator Lines 1- 15 FirstName, 15-30 Last Name etc... Records that start with 4 flows over into 2 lines for every record 2.) Each group of Transactions are separated by a Store Record, however, they vary in then number of transactions -I.E. Store Name (Records that start with 1) space Transaction Record #1(Records that start with 4) Transaction Record #1 Continued Transaction Record #2( Records that start with 4) Transaction Record #2 Continued Closing Line (Records that start with 6) space New Store Name Record(1) Transaction Records (4)- Varying #'s Closing Line I have attached a sample text file in a similar format. How would I import a file like this? Thanks
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