input Lname $ 1-8 Fname $ 10-15; input Department $ 1-12 JobCode $ 15-19; input Salary comma10.;

1---+----10---+---- ABRAMS THOMAS  MARKETING     SR01 $25,209.03   BARCLAY ROBERT  EDUCATION     IN01 $24,435.71   COURTNEY MARK  PUBLICATIONS  TW01 $24,006.16

. . . or, you can write one INPUT statement that contains a line pointer control to specify the record(s) from which values are to be read.

input #1 Lname $ 1-8 Fname $ 10-15 #2 Department $ 1-12 JobCode $ 15-19 #3 Salary comma10.;

1---+----10---+---- ABRAMS THOMAS  MARKETING     SR01 $25,209.03   BARCLAY ROBERT  EDUCATION     IN01 $24,435.71   COURTNEY MARK  PUBLICATIONS  TW01 $24,006.16

In this lesson, you learn to create a single observation from multiple records by reading records in sequential order or in any order. This lesson contains 19 pages and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete.

Objectives In this lesson you learn to read multiple records in a sequential order and create a single observation read multiple records in any order to create a single observation. Prerequisites Before taking this lesson, you should have completed the following lessons Introduction to SAS Programming Working in the SAS Environment Basic Concepts Editing and Debugging SAS Programs Setting Up Your SAS Session Creating SAS Data Sets Reading Raw Data Reading Various Types of Raw Data Understanding DATA Step Processing Reading Raw Data in Fixed Fields Reading Free-Format Data