Date:         Fri, 15 Aug 1997 09:15:49 CST
Reply-To:     "Johnson, Bruce" <bjohnson@SACHS.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Johnson, Bruce" <bjohnson@SACHS.COM>
Subject:      Detecting CHAR/NUM in Data Step

     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