Hi Annette, Welcome to SAS

see the onlinedoc. If for some reason, you don't have it installed, as a user of The SAS System you should be free to register to access the copies at the SAS Institute. There, the OnlineDoc is available, at :- http://v8doc.sas.com/sashtml/

look into SAS OnlineDoc Base SAS Software SAS Language Reference: Dictionary Dictionary of Language Elements Statements INFILE

and discover the infile option you need, LRECL=

While there, you might enjoy the many examples offered

Datum: 09/09/2002 14:04 An: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

Antwort an: anne5432@uni.de

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Hi, Im am trying to read in data in format list. All goes well except for the last variable (length=5). Its last two digits are systematically cut off, only the first three digits remain. ............ @245 QUEST245 1. @247 QUEST247 1. @248 QUEST248 1. @250 QUEST250 5. ; datalines ; ......... Has SAS reached the maximum length for data lines in the INPUT statement, or is there a workaround to save the last two digits of the last variable? Thank you very much in advance, and have a nice weekend! Annette

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