* with no FORMAT statement;

data new;
   length First_Name $ 12 Last_Name $ 18 
          Gender $ 1 Job_Title $ 25 
          Country $ 2;
	infile 'S:\Courses\stat-renaes\stat426\data1\sales.csv' dsd missover;
   input Employee_ID First_Name $ Last_Name $ 
         Gender $ Salary Job_Title $ Country $ 
         Birth_Date :date. 
         Hire_Date :mmddyy.;
run;

proc print data=new;
run;

*with FORMAT statement;
data new1;
	set new;
	format Hire_Date mmddyy10. Birth_date mmddyy10. salary dollar12.;
	
run;

proc print data=new1;
run;