*************************************************** *DAT.SAS: SAS Code to read any of the .dat files.** ***************************************************; filename alt4 'alt_02_199404.dat'; data a; infile alt4 lrecl=93 firstobs=16 missover; input @1 code $6. @9 year @15 doy @20 hr @24 mn @28 sc @32 alt @42 lat @53 lon @66 co @77 co_cmdl @86 o3; run; data b; set a ; format lat lon 8.3 co co_cmdl o3 8.2; run; proc contents data = b; run;