splitit.pl -- Split Multi-column Variable Statements

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This Perl script reads a file containing multi-column SAS Input or SPSS Data List statements and reformats them into a single-column format with one field per line. Handy for checking multi-column declarations when preparing your code.

• Output is sent to STDOUT. To save it, redirect STDOUT to a file.
• Output is one field per line.
• Developed for SAS/SPSS program prep. See also wrapit5.

• Show splitit.pl code
• Download: splitit.pl

Usage

The command line is: perl splitit.pl filename >filename.out

Here is an example. Consider this input data:

Sample input (cards):

   V1 1-4         V2 5-8         V3 9-9         V4 10-13 (A)   V5 14-14
   V6 15-16       V7 17-17       V8 18-19       V9 20-21

The command 
perl splitit.pl cards > cards.split produces this:

Sample output (cards.split)

   V1 1-4         
   V2 5-8         
   V3 9-9         
   V4 10-13 (A)   
   V5 14-14 
   V6 15-16       
   V7 17-17       
   V8 18-19       
   V9 20-21 

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