24571 - Creating an ASCII file with no carriage returns (fixed format file)

Sample 24571: Creating an ASCII file with no carriage returns (fixed format file)

/* If the option RECFM= is not specified on the FILE statement    */
/* SAS defaults to a variable record format and puts carriage     */
/* returns or end of record markers (EOR) after each line.  To    */
/* create a fixed file, specify RECFM=F on the FILE statement.    */
/*                                                                */
/* If the option LRECL= is not specified on the FILE statement    */
/* SAS defaults to a logical record length of 256.  Specify the   */
/* LRECL= option if you need to override this default.            */
/*                                                                */
/* If a fixed format file is viewed in a text editor, the         */
/* output appears as one continuous text string.  Records shorter */
/* than the specified LRECL= are padded with blanks to the LRECL= */
/* value.                                                         */   

data _null_;
  infile datalines truncover dlm=',';
  /* specify a valid path on your operating system */
  file 'file specification.txt' recfm=f lrecl=20;
  input string $20.;
  put string ;
datalines;
The real voyage of  
discovery consists 
not in seeking new
landscapes but in
having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust
;
run;

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OUTPUT to external file


The real voyage of  discovery consists  not in seeking new  
landscapes but in   having new eyes.    - Marcel Proust

Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> DATA Step Common Programming Tasks ==> Reading and Writing External Data

Date Modified:	2005-12-08 11:34:05
Date Created:	2004-09-30 14:08:55

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		64-bit Enabled AIX	n/a	n/a
		Solaris	n/a	n/a
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Sample 24571: Creating an ASCII file with no carriage returns (fixed format file)

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