libname deepak 'C:\SAS Files'; proc format; invalue convert 'A+' = 100 'A' = 96 'A-' = 92 'B+' = 88 'B' = 84 'B-' = 80 'C+' = 76 'C' = 72 'F' = 65; data deepak.grades; input ID $3. Grade convert.; *format Grade convert. ; datalines; 001 A- 002 B+ 003 F 004 C+ 005 A ; proc print data = deepak.grades; run; I get the following output Obs ID Grade 1 001 . 2 002 . 3 003 . 4 004 . 5 005 . I don’t understand why Grade shows up as a missing value. Everything seems fine, including ID $3. Now, in case I use ID : $3. Or use column input, I get the desired output. Kindly help Deepak

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