Date:         Wed, 30 Jun 2004 08:35:54 -0500
Reply-To:     Jamil Ibrahim <jibrahim@IR.UMSMED.EDU>
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From:         Jamil Ibrahim <jibrahim@IR.UMSMED.EDU>
Subject:      reading text  field into sas
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Hi sas  users:
I have a flat file where I have a fiels with 1500 characters long. How
to read it into sas. I usually create character var with max of 255. But
how to read it if it is up to 1500 c long.
thanks
Jamil