It sounds to me like using Excel to capture your manually-entered data might be the easiest. How does this sound? 1. Using your automated system, select your set of eligible cases, and associated data, as a SAS dataset. 2. Using one of the many options available, copy these columns to an Excel spreadsheet on your PC. 3. Using Excel, add your new variables. I've had really good luck going from Excel to SAS with the 28APR2014 date format. 4. Again, using one of the many options for this, transfer your completed spreadsheet back into SAS for further processing. Tom P.S. Another option would be to use the Add-in for MS Office to handle the Excel conversion part.
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