| DBLOAD Procedure Reference |
Changes the SAS variable length of DBMS column names
| Applies to: |
New databases
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S2KLEN variable-identifier = n <...variable-identifier-n =
n>;
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The S2KLEN
statement enables you to change the SYSTEM 2000 picture
for a CHARACTER or TEXT type item.
variable-identifier can be either the SAS
variable name or the positional equivalent in the LIST output, which represents
the variable's place in the data file.
n is an integer from 1 to 250, which is used in the definition
of the new database, for example, CHAR X(10). If you do not specify the length
of a CHARACTER or TEXT item, the SAS variable length is used.
The main reason for changing the picture is to allow
overflow when the SAS length is greater than 4. A SYSTEM 2000 picture equal
to or greater than 4 enables overflow of CHARACTER or TEXT type data values.
For example, if the length of a SAS variable is 80 and you set the SYSTEM
2000 picture to 4, the entire value goes into overflow.
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