Reading multiple Raw Data Files in Version 8 | SAS Code Fragments

***** FIRST EXAMPLE ****** ;

filename in ("c:mydatawinners1.txt","c:mydatawinners2.txt");
data mydata;
  infile in ;
  input a b c d;
run;

* use proc print to verify that all the data files were read;
proc print data=mydata;
  var year;
run;
***** SECOND EXAMPLE ****** ;
* this example makes a variable "filenum" which contains the number for the ;
* file the data came from. ;

filename in ("c:mydatawinners1.txt","c:mydatawinners2.txt");
data test;
  infile in eov=newfile;
  input a b c d;

  retain filenum 1;
  if newfile then do;
    newfile=0;
    filenum+1;
  end;
run;

* use proc print to verify that all the data files were read;
proc print data=mydata;
  var year;
run;