Date:         Thu, 23 Oct 2003 05:56:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Ivan <ivan_piffer@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Ivan <ivan_piffer@YAHOO.COM>
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Subject:      Re: problem with LENGHT statement
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ghellrieg@T-ONLINE.DE (Gerhard Hellriegel) wrote in message news:<200310151546.h9FFkea26866@listserv.cc.uga.edu>...
> You should be aware, that you define the variable with the LENGTH
> statement, but you don't read it in! So you should have your focus to the
> INPUT, like Dennis said, not on the definition of the variable:
>
> data test;
>   length a $100;
>   infile ...;
>   input a : $100.;  /* this is IMPORTANT */
> run;
>
>
>
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:08:48 -0400, Dennis Diskin
> <diskin.dennis@KENDLE.COM> wrote:
>
> >Ivan,
> >
> >You need to show the code that you are using. How are you reading the
> >input file ? It can make a difference where you put the length statement.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Dennis Diskin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Ivan <ivan_piffer@YAHOO.COM>
> >Sent by: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> >10/15/2003 09:53 AM
> >Please respond to Ivan
> >
> >
> >        To:     SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> >        cc:
> >        Subject:        problem with LENGHT statement
> >
> >
> >Hi to everybody....
> >I have a very big problem with the lenght of my variables...
> >I have a value that is very long like this
> >"abcdefghilmnopqrstuvzabcdefghilmnopqrstuvz" in my input file.
> >In my sas file I put this line LENGTH TESI $64; but the value is like
> >unread.
> >In my lst file the lenght is everytime 16 characters (128 bits).
> >
> >Please help me...
> >Ivan

I've just received some sas files from my office.
example:

DATA ANALISI;
MISSING M;
FILENAME FILE1 '/utenti/ivan/2003/raccolta.dat';
INFILE FILE1;
LENGTH TESI $32;
INPUT Lotto $ LOCALITA $ SIGLA $ TES_OLD $ TESI $ PIANTA COLORE $
AMIDO_1-AMIDO_8 Ind_TOP PESO Media_IR Media_SD Acidita Succo
      PESO_1-PESO_12 IR_2-IR_12 DU_1-DU_12 COMODO $;

My problem is LENGTH TESI $32;the values are cutted after 16
character.
Ivan