/* Sample SAS Program "sample.sas" */

/* ANA EXAMPLE OF READING A RAW DATA FILE FROM CISER DATA ARCHIVE 
    AND CREATING A SAS DATASET OF SELECTED VARIABLES */

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filename in 'U:\ArchiveData\sind\001\da6492'; 
  * assigns the fileref ("in") for the external file you want to read; 
  
  
libname ssd 'U:\users\your_netid\proj\';
  * assigns a libref ("ssd") for the SAS data library
    where the SAS dataset will be located;


options ls=79 ;
  * sets the line size of reports created to 79 columns/line; 


data ssd.mydata; 
  * Creates a permanent SAS dataset called "mydata";  
  * uses the libref "ssd" assigned above to put the SAS dataset
    into the proper SAS library;
  * (note: to create a temporary dataset change to "data mydata"); 

infile in lrecl=3436;
  * Uses the fileref "in" assigned in the filename statement above;
  * Tells SAS the physical line length of the data file being read;  


input
    YEAR         1-2
    ID           3-6
    WRKSTAT      7
    HRS1         8-9
    HRS2         10-11
    EVWORK       12
    OCC          13-15
    PRESTIGE     16-17;
  * names the variables you want to read/extract and gives SAS their column
    locations in the raw data file;
  * note: column information is obtained from documentation that 
    accompanies the data; 

run; 
  * runs the data step above;

proc contents data=ssd.mydata;
  * produces a listing of the variables in your newly created dataset;

run; 
  * runs the proc contents statement above;