Date:         Mon, 2 Jul 2007 14:46:17 -0400
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From:         Nat Wooding <Nathaniel.Wooding@DOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: SAS Scan Function with Long String
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John

The documentation for the SCAN functions does not say that the string to be
scanned  is limited to 200 characters but rather that if you scan out a
piece of the string and assign it to a new variable AND that variable has
not yet been defined, then the new variable will have a default length of
200. If you use a length statement prior to the scan statement and assign a
longer value to the variable, then the new variable will not be limited to
200.

Nat Wooding
Environmental Specialist III
Dominion, Environmental Biology
4111 Castlewood Rd
Richmond, VA 23234
Phone:804-271-5313, Fax: 804-271-2977



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Please help me.  I have a string function with a length that is longer
than 400.  I would like to use the SCAN function on it, but it allows
only 200 maximum.  Please show me how to do this.

Regards.



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