Informats

PUNCH.d Informat

Reads whether a row of column-binary data is punched.

Category:

Column Binary

Syntax
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Syntax

PUNCH.d

Syntax Description

d

specifies which row in a card column to read.

Range:

1-12

Details

Column-binary data storage compresses data so that more than 80 items of data can be stored on a single "virtual" punch card.

This informat assigns the value 1 to the variable if row d of the current card column is punched, or 0 if row d of the current card column is not punched. After PUNCH.d reads a field, the pointer does not advance to the next column.

Examples

Data Line*	SAS Statement	Results
12-7-8	input x punch.12	1
	input x punch.11	0
	input x punch0.7	1
* The data line is "virtual" punched card code. The punch card column for the example data has row 12, row 7, and row 8 punched.