Date:         Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:13:57 -0500
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Proc Format CNTIN= Problem
Comments: To: "Gary.M.McQuown@FRB.GOV" <Gary.M.McQuown@FRB.GOV>
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> From: Gary McQuown [mailto:Gary.M.McQuown@FRB.GOV]
> I am receiving the following error when I attempt to create a
> format from the results of a proc contents
>
> with the following code:     proc format cntlin=b2;
>
> ERROR: This range is repeated, or values overlap: .-..

you're not telling your computer what you want it to do.

if your format-name is NC and the start value is a character string
this does not agree with Type=Numeric.

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov
OpSys: WinNT   Ver: 8.1
remember perspective: the error is not always where it seems to occur! --
RJF2


> There are 1,700+ variables in the data set, but all a valid
> SAS (v6.12) names.
>
> The following is a snip of the proc contents I want to turn
> into a format.
>
>                      The SAS System                                1
>
>                    OBS    LABEL     START     FMTNAME    TYPE
>
>                      1      1      A10_1        nc        n
>                      2      1      A10_2        nc        n
>                      3      1      A10_3        nc        n
>                      4      1      A10_3V       nc        n
>                      5      1      A10_4V       nc        n
>                      6      2      A3_1_1       nc        n
>                      7      2      A3_1_2       nc        n
>                      8      2      A3_1_3       nc        n
>                      9      2      A3_1_4       nc        n
>                     10      2      A3_1_5       nc        n