Date:         Fri, 1 May 2009 21:04:00 +0000
Reply-To:     Christine Arriola <cmarriola@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Christine Arriola <cmarriola@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: basic questions about index a large SAS file
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