This example uses an INVALUE statement to create a numeric informat that converts numeric and character raw data to numeric data. invalue eval 'O'=4 'S'=3 'E'=2 'C'=1 'N'=0; run; data proclib.points; ...

Among the clearly explained examples are models that show you how to build SAS data sets, use SAS functions for data translation, program more efficiently, relate information from multiple sources, ...