Newsgroups: bit.listserv.sas-l
Date:         Fri, 6 Nov 1992 15:36:18 +0100
Reply-To:     HOLLI@FRINED51.BITNET
From:         HOLLI@FRINED51.BITNET
Subject:      simple update questio

system: vax/vms sas6.07
summary: update:
name: Machiko Hollifield, l'INED, Paris France

I run the most simple update program.  I have variables "prenom" and "nom" which
was inputed using French Keyboard (I assume), in the master file.  I created the
transaction file for which I used American Keyboard, but number of columns for
each variables are the same.  But the updated file has two "prenom" and "nom"
variables.  Is is standard SAS way?  I'm very confused.
Any help is appriciated.

machiko Hollifield

it is very confusing to be in France!
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Master data


 OBS    PROF    PRENOM        NOM                SEXE    MATIERE

   1      1     Marguerite    BOULEVERSIFIANT     2         F
   2      2     G rard        DIAFOIRUS           1         E
   3      3     Diane         PANDANLOEIL         2         T
   4      4     Dominique     VALERA              1         A
   5      5     L on          ZITRONE             1         R
   6      6     Isabelle      DUCHESNEY           2         P
   7      7     Raymond       DEVOS               1         Y
   8      8     Juliette      GREEN               2         G
   9      9     Olivier       DE KERSAUZON        1         V
  10     10     Serge         GAINSBOURG          1         M
  11     11     Steeve        JOBS                1         I
  12     12     Nicole        BOURBAKI            2         X
  13     13     B atrice      DALLE               2         C
  14     14     Hyacinthe     TRISSOTIN           2         H
  15     15     Patrick       DUPONT              1         D
  16     16     Ivan          DUVANT              1         Z

Transaction data


 OBS    PROF    PRENON    NON         SEXE    MATIERE

  1       8               VERT
  2       9     Olivie                 2
  3      11               LUNA
  4      16     Yvonne                 2
  5      17     Marina    DUPONT       2         Z
  6      18     Donald    BONVALET     1         F

Updated data


PROF    PRENOM        NOM                SEXE    MATIERE    PRENON    NON
1     Marguerite    BOULEVERSIFIANT     2         F
2     G rard        DIAFOIRUS           1         E
3     Diane         PANDANLOEIL         2         T
4     Dominique     VALERA              1         A
5     L on          ZITRONE             1         R
6     Isabelle      DUCHESNEY           2         P
7     Raymond       DEVOS               1         Y
8     Juliette      GREEN               2         G                 VERT
9     Olivier       DE KERSAUZON        2         V       Olivie
10     Serge         GAINSBOURG          1         M
11     Steeve        JOBS                1         I                 LUNA
12     Nicole        BOURBAKI            2         X
13     B atrice      DALLE               2         C
14     Hyacinthe     TRISSOTIN           2         H
15     Patrick       DUPONT              1         D
16     Ivan          DUVANT              2         Z       Yvonne
17                                       2         Z       Marina    DUPONT
18                                       1         F       Donald    BONVALET
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU