The sample within the Full Code tab shows how to use a single trailing @ in the INPUT statement to hold a portion of the input record within the input buffer. Conditional logic can then be used to determine how to read the remaining portion of each record.

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The comma delimited data is read up through the third variable and the trailing @ holds the input record. The ANYDIGIT function is used to view the contents of the COUNT variable and if any numeric digit (0-9) is found the function returns the position found. If the result is greater than 0 (zero) a number is found. Next, a DO loop is used to iterate the number of times equal to the COUNT value to read in the remaining number of parts on the record. The OUTPUT statement is used within the DO loop to create a new observation for each part.

If the ANYDIGIT function returns a 0 (zero) a number was not found. The PART variable is set to the COUNT value and the single observation is output.

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data parts;                              
infile datalines dsd truncover;          
input dept color : $10. count $ @;       
if anydigit(count) > 0 then do;          
  do i = 1 to input(count,2.);           
    input part $ @;                      
    output;                              
  end;                                   
end;                                     
else do;                                 
  part=count;                            
  output;                                
end;                                     
drop i count;                            
datalines;                               
101,Green,3,A,B,C                        
102,Blue,A                               
103,Purple,F                             
104,Red,4,A,C,D,F                        
105,Orange,2,A,B                         
106,Yellow,E                             
; 
run;
                                       
proc print;                              
run;          

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       The SAS System        

Obs    dept    color     part

  1     101    Green      A
  2     101    Green      B
  3     101    Green      C
  4     102    Blue       A
  5     103    Purple     F
  6     104    Red        A
  7     104    Red        C
  8     104    Red        D
  9     104    Red        F
 10     105    Orange     A
 11     105    Orange     B
 12     106    Yellow     E
 

Using the trailing @ in the INPUT statement to hold a portion of an input record within the input buffer, allowing for conditional logic to determine how to read the rest of the record.

Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Statements ==> File-handling ==> INFILE SAS Reference ==> Statements ==> File-handling ==> INPUT

Date Modified:	2019-06-11 14:57:13
Date Created:	2012-01-05 10:41:37

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