Date:         Mon, 21 Oct 1996 17:26:43 -0400
Reply-To:     julierog@ix.netcom.com
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Roger L. Lustig" <julierog@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Organization: Netcom
Subject:      Re: This Format and Length Change Shouldn't Be Difficult

Walter Davis wrote:
>
> I'm not entirely sure if this will work for your problem but I'm pretty
> sure it will.  You need to set the length of the variable before setting
> the input data set.
 
Right!  Specifically, LENGTH .... ; must be the second statement
in the DATA step, right after the DATA statement.  Only then will
it re-length variables that already exist.
 
Roger