| LIBNAME Statement: PC Files on Linux, UNIX, and 64-Bit Microsoft Windows |
Determines the length of a very long data source character data
type that is read into SAS or written from SAS when you are using a SAS/ACCESS engine.
| Valid in: |
DATA and PROC steps
|
| Default value: |
LIBNAME option setting
|
- 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 typically 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
specified in LIBNAME Options.
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