Dynamic Data Processing Using Data-Driven Formats and Informats
Jedediah J. Teres · 2012
PROC FORMAT is a powerful tool for reading and writing data. The PUTN, PUTC, INPUTN, and INPUTC functions use formats and informats at run time. They allow you to assign different formats and informats to values across different observations. Dynamic formats can be used instead of IF-THEN/ELSE blocks to process data. This paper describes how to use them in the context of processing school records.