Date:         Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:05:18 -0700
Reply-To:     JSD <jsdavid1@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         JSD <jsdavid1@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Using a var value in a subsequent data step
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Greetings,


I am stuck on particular block of code.  Here is a snippet of some
code that I am currently working with.


/**********************************************************
proc means data=formatting;
                        var overall_length;
                        output out=formatting2 max(overall_length) = max_length;
                run;
        quit;



data mydata;
                        length myvar $max_length.; /*  <- stuck here  */
                        set formatting2;
                         myvar = my_other_var;
                run;
        quit;

************************************************************/

I get hung up in the data step.  In the above proc the "max_length"
var in the formatting2 data set will be of variable length.  I would
like to adjust the length of "myvar" to the value of the "max_length"
var.

For example, if the value of the "max_length" var was 27,
the length arument in the subsequent data step would be $27.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.


Thanks,

JSD