| LIBNAME Statement: PC Files on Microsoft Windows |
Sets the length of a very long data source character data type
that is written into SAS or written from SAS when you are using a SAS/ACCESS engine.
| Valid in: |
DATA and PROC steps (when accessing PC files
data using SAS/ACCESS software)
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| Default value: |
LIBNAME option setting
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-
integer
-
is a number between 1 and 32,767.
This option applies to reading, appending,
and updating rows in an existing table. It does not apply when you are creating
a table.
DBMAX_TEXT is usually used with a very long character
data type.
Although you can specify a value less than 256, it is not recommended
for reading data from a Microsoft Access database.
To assign this option to a group of tables,
use the
DBMAX_TEXT= option.
See LIBNAME Options
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