Date:         Wed, 10 Nov 1999 16:35:29 -0800
Reply-To:     "Berryhill, Tim" <TWB2@PGE.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Berryhill, Tim" <TWB2@PGE.COM>
Subject:      Re: How to compare a VERY large flat file against a 7000 record S
              AS FIle
Comments: To: "David_Fickbohm@FFIC.COM" <David_Fickbohm@FFIC.COM>,
          sas-l <sas-l@uga.cc.uga.edu>
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Oh, how about printing them both and comparing by weight?

How about comparing them by the number of vowels in the dataset names?

You could compare them by the number of times each one has been backed up
and restored.

You could compare them by their relative positions in the system catalog or
recursive directory listing.

Would any of these comparisons measure the conditions in which you are
interested?

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> From:         David_Fickbohm@FFIC.COM[SMTP:David_Fickbohm@FFIC.COM]
> Reply To:     David_Fickbohm@FFIC.COM
> Sent:         Wednesday, November 10, 1999 4:20 PM
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> Subject:      How to compare a VERY large flat file against a 7000 record
> SAS FIle
>
> People:
> I need to compare a VERY large flat file against a 7000 record SAS file.
> The
> flat file has all 20 years of data.  With each year being probably 200,000
> records.    Can anyone one give me an idea how to do this ?
> Thanks in advance
> Dave
>