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Variable Length

Assigning length to a character variable

data table;
set table;
length state_full $8;
if state = 'KS' then state_full = 'Kansas';
else if state = 'CO' then state_full = 'Colorado';
else state_full = 'Other';
run;

Syntax:

LENGTH variable(s) <$>length;

Parameters:

Parameter	Details
variable(s)	variable(s) you wish to assign a length to
$	optional parameter that specifies if your variable is a character variable
length	integer that specifies the length of the variable

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