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Date:   Sat, 22 Nov 1997 02:15:28 GMT
Reply-To:   FMwan <fmwan@AOL.COM>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:   FMwan <fmwan@AOL.COM>
Organization:   AOL http://www.aol.com
Subject:   Re: Character variable length problem

Pearce, Have you tried setting the the variable length to $7. on all datasets while inputting..e.g.

data test; length "variable" $7.; set "dataset";

It might work. Frank frank.mwaniki@pharma.novartis.com


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