Date:         Tue, 8 Jul 1997 12:54:29 PDT
Reply-To:     TWB2%Rates%FAR@BANGATE.PGE.COM
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Tim Berryhill 3rd time <TWB2%Rates%FAR@BANGATE.PGE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Put statement

A SAS character variable cannot exceed 200 characters.  If you really want to
define a string longer than 200 characters, switch languages.  One way to write
250 X's is:
 
DATA _NULL_;
  FILE OUTFILE LRECL=256;
  DO LOOP=0 TO 24;
    PTR=2+10*LOOP;
    PUT @ PTR "XXXXXXXXXX" @ ;
  END;
  PUT;
RUN;
 
I use versions of this from time to time to simulate the SAS _INFILE_ ruler (the
dump of an input record with three line tall column numbers like
00000000000000000000...
00000000011111111112...
12345678901234567890...
 
Tim Berryhill - Contract Programmer and General Wizard
TWB2@PGE.COM or http://www.aartwolf.com/twb.html
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----------------------[Reply - Original Message]----------------------
 
Sent by:Tim Pi <fmrco!timpi@UUNET.UU.NET>
 Hi SAS users,
 
       I want to output a character string with more than 200
       characters but get an error message telling that my string
       is more than 200 characters. My code is as follows:
 
        file OUTFILE lrecl = 256 ls = 256;
        put @2 "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ......      ";
 
       How can I output a string with more than 200 characters?
 
Thx!
 
Tim Pi
 
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