Data Step Processing [9-9]

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Reading the Next Record

SAS begins the second iteration by reading the second line of data into the input buffer:

The same process is repeated. The data is again read into the PDV:

The PDV then writes the data to the data set.

The process continues until SAS reaches the end-of-file indicator where all of the observations are read into the data set.

The data set is then created.