Reading column data that require informats
In the previous example you saw how to read data using the column input style. The most general style of the INPUT statement is the formatted input style. For example:

DATA POINTER;  
   INPUT @1  ID       3.  
         @5  GENDER  $1.  
         @7  AGE      2.  
         @10 HEIGHT   2.  
         @13 DOB      MMDDYY6.;  
FORMAT DOB MMDDYY8.;  
DATALINES;  
101 M 26 68 012366  
102 M 32 78 031460  
103 F 45 62 112647  
104 F 22 66 080170  
;  
PROC PRINT DATA=POINTER;  
   TITLE 'Example 6';  
RUN;