* States Example
  Read data related to state populations.  
  Use the COMMAw. and PERCENTw. informats;

options linesize=70 nodate pageno=1;
data states;
   infile 'c:/datasets/states.txt' firstobs=3;
   input state $15. popjul12 COMMA11. popapr10 COMMA12. popapr00 COMMA12.
         house_seats 4. electors 4. pop_per_seat10 COMMA9. pop_per_seat00 COMMA9. 
         pop_per_elector00 COMMA9. percent_US_total_10 PERCENT7.;

proc sort;
   by state;

proc print;

run;
quit;