Date:         Mon, 18 Aug 1997 20:23:17 GMT
Reply-To:     Jens <JensM@T-ONLINE.DE>
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From:         Jens <JensM@T-ONLINE.DE>
Organization: Telekom Online Internet Gateway
Subject:      Re: Detecting CHAR/NUM in Data Step
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Use the VARTYPE function.
 
Jens Schlatter, SAS Consultant
 
>      Is there a way to determine if a variable is character or numeric
>      within a datastep?  For the purposes of this situation the use of proc
>      contents output is prohibited.
>      Thanks in advance!
>      Bruce Johnson
>      bjohnson@sachs.com