Date:         Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:14:09 -0800
Reply-To:     Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Max of a alpha column
Comments: To: Nathaniel.Wooding@DOM.COM
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Given the series of questions today, I'm beginning to wonder if we're doing his homework for him (or her, as the case may be).




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Jack Hamilton
jfh@alumni.stanford.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Nat Wooding <Nathaniel.Wooding@DOM.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 5:40 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: [SAS-L] Max of a alpha column

Here, you use a function, Length, to find the lenfths of the variables and
either Proc Summar or Proc Means to find the maximum value from the
observations:

  Data string;
 input str $15. ;
 StrLen = length(str );
 cards;
 a
 abc
 abcdef
 abcdefg
 run;

 Proc Summary;
      Output out = MaxSet Max = StrMax;
        var StrLen;
proc print;run;

Proc  Means and Summary have a lot more options available -- I am giving
you the very basic code.

By the way, another way to find a maximum value is to sort the data set.


Nat Wooding
Environmental Specialist III
Dominion, Environmental Biology
4111 Castlewood Rd
Richmond, VA 23234
Phone:804-271-5313, Fax: 804-271-2977



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How to find the max of the length of an alpha variable ?

Thanks.

ash007.


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