how do i read multiple spaces in datasets?
eg: vijaya raghava perumal.I tried with using & but it
workss if its vijaya raghava but not for raghava
perumal.how to do this?

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how do i read multiple spaces in datasets? eg: vijaya raghava perumal.I tried with using & but ..

Answer / dilip

use & and width.

data k;
input s &$22. t $;
cards;
vijaya ragava perumal raj
mohan raj krishna sharma
;
proc print;
run;

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how do i read multiple spaces in datasets? eg: vijaya raghava perumal.I tried with using & but ..

Answer / basha

data kk;
input name &$24. name1 $12.;
name3=name||name1;
datalines;
mega star chiranjeevi
;
run;

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how do i read multiple spaces in datasets? eg: vijaya raghava perumal.I tried with using & but ..

Answer / chandu

We cant create SAS Dataset name with Spaces. Spaces wont be
allowed in the SAS naming convention.

If Raw data is having Spaces, we need to use Period Input
Style.

Other-wise please give some information for this question
to understand well.

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how do i read multiple spaces in datasets? eg: vijaya raghava perumal.I tried with using & but ..

Answer / chandu

using period style input will read ur multiple spaces.

Eg :
Data chandu ;
input name $ 1-22. ;
datalines ;
vijaya raghava perumal
run ;

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how do i read multiple spaces in datasets? eg: vijaya raghava perumal.I tried with using & but ..

Answer / sas programmer

HI ALL, IM UR FRIEND , PLEASE READ THE QUESTION ONCE

THE GUEST ASKED THE QUESTION IS
HOW DO I READ MULTIPLE SPACES IN DATASETS NOT IN DATA.

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how do i read multiple spaces in datasets? eg: vijaya raghava perumal.I tried with using & but ..

Answer / x

create the dataset using option missing the variable which
requied & output it.

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how do i read multiple spaces in datasets? eg: vijaya raghava perumal.I tried with using & but ..

Answer / nani

Whenever SAS encounters a period after a macro variable
reference, the period is treated as a way to end the macro
variable and then the period is thrown away.

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how do i read multiple spaces in datasets? eg: vijaya raghava perumal.I tried with using & but ..

Answer / t

yes, we can!!!!!

see BASE SAS BOOK.

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