Date:         Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:12:01 -0400
Reply-To:     "Sridhar, Kumar" <nsridhar@MEDAREX.COM>
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From:         "Sridhar, Kumar" <nsridhar@MEDAREX.COM>
Subject:      Re: Maximum length of a string
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Thanks to Yu Zhang and John Gerlach for the immediate assistance.

Kumar

-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Sridhar, Kumar
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 1:30 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Maximum length of a string

Hi all:

         I have to character variables (each of length $200) that I
concatenate.  I would like the resulting variable to be of length $400
and show me the entire value

Of the variable.  Unfortunately, right now it shows me the variable1.
Any ideas how to do this would be greatly appreciated.



data test;

    length x y $200. z $400.;

      x='RETROPERITONEAL AND LEFT GREATER THAN RIGHT, PELVIC
LYMPHADENOPATHY. MAJORITY OF NODES

        ARE STABLE IN SIZE COMPARED TO PRIOR EXAMS, SLIGHT INCREASE IN
SOME RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODES, PARTICULARLY IN';

      y='THE PERIAORTIC AND LEFT PERIAORTIC REGION.';

      z=x||' '|| y;

run;



proc report data=test;

      columns pid z;

      define z /'test' display flow;

run;



Thanks and regards



 Kumar Sridhar