Date:         Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:33:58 +0200
Reply-To:     "Groeneveld, Jim" <jim.groeneveld@VITATRON.COM>
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From:         "Groeneveld, Jim" <jim.groeneveld@VITATRON.COM>
Subject:      Re: reading text  field into sas
Comments: To: Jamil Ibrahim <jibrahim@ir.umsmed.edu>
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Hi Jamil,

From SAS 8.x character variables may be maximally 32k bytes long, I think either 32767 or 32768 characters.

Regards - Jim.
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Showing statistically significant differences between football teams,
generally all sporters, requires larger samples than usually applied.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jamil Ibrahim [mailto:jibrahim@ir.umsmed.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 17:15
To: Groeneveld, Jim
Subject: Re: reading text field into sas


Thank you for responding. I know this part  but how to read it in thew
input statement a s single variable since we are limited with 255 c. Can
you say
e.g. input @1 comment $char1500. ;  I want it to wrap every 75 c.. when
writing it to file.

>>> "Groeneveld, Jim" <jim.groeneveld@VITATRON.COM> 06/30/04 09:38AM
>>>
Hi Jamil,

Specify RECL=1500 on the INFILE statement.

Regards - Jim.
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Jim Groeneveld, MSc.
Biostatistician
Science Team
Vitatron B.V.
Meander 1051
6825 MJ  Arnhem
Tel: +31/0 26 376 7365
Fax: +31/0 26 376 7305
Jim.Groeneveld@Vitatron.com
www.vitatron.com

Showing statistically significant differences between football teams,
generally all sporters, requires larger samples than usually applied.

[common disclaimer]


-----Original Message-----
From: Jamil Ibrahim [mailto:jibrahim@IR.UMSMED.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 15:36
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: reading text field into sas


Hi sas  users:
I have a flat file where I have a fiels with 1500 characters long. How
to read it into sas. I usually create character var with max of 255.
But
how to read it if it is up to 1500 c long.
thanks
Jamil