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Date:   Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:39:36 +0200
Reply-To:   penny <pen@NY.JP>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   penny <pen@NY.JP>
Organization:   A noiseless patient Spider
Subject:   is there an upper limit to items in proc format (using for matching data)
Comments:   To: sas-l@uga.edu
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in using something like this to later match or delete some data, is there an upper limit to how many items can be stored ?

I know this can be done in proc sql but am wondering if there is some limit like 99999 rows ?

finally, is there a better way of doing this /

data temp; retain fmtname 'kkk'; retain type 'c'; set mydataset end=eof; order='Y'; start=var1;label=order;output; if eof then do; start='xxxxxxxxxxxxxx' order='N'; label=order; output; end; run;

proc format cntlin=temp;

then in a data step later

if PUT(myvar,$kkk.)='Y' then .... either output or delete something


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