Date:         Tue, 2 Jun 2009 09:23:14 -0700
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From:         "Anderson, James" <James.Anderson@UCSF.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Where Should It Stop?
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Whitlock [mailto:iw1sas@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 7:20 PM
To: SAS(r) Discussion
Cc: Anderson, James; Jonathan Goldberg
Subject: Re: Where Should It Stop?

>> ...

>> SAS character variables are a fixed length.  This fact permeates the
>> entire language.  Should SI embark on rewriting the system to use
>> variable length strings?

Yes!

Jim Anderson
UCSF