https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/creating-text-report-with-very-long-strings/m-p/67378#M7810 I am generating a report using file statement and put statement. The report has two variables an ID and TEXT fields. The TEXT field can be from 6 to almost 7,000 characters long. I would like TEXT to be on one line and currently there is a line return at 256. What is the best way around this using file and put statements?<BR /> <BR /> Thank you Thu, 19 May 2011 14:24:02 GMT jerry898969 2011-05-19T14:24:02Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/creating-text-report-with-very-long-strings/m-p/67378#M7810 I am generating a report using file statement and put statement. The report has two variables an ID and TEXT fields. The TEXT field can be from 6 to almost 7,000 characters long. I would like TEXT to be on one line and currently there is a line return at 256. What is the best way around this using file and put statements?<BR /> <BR /> Thank you Thu, 19 May 2011 14:24:02 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/creating-text-report-with-very-long-strings/m-p/67378#M7810 jerry898969 2011-05-19T14:24:02Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/creating-text-report-with-very-long-strings/m-p/67379#M7811 Figured it out. I needed to add a "lrecl = 6842" to my file statement. Thu, 19 May 2011 14:36:27 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/creating-text-report-with-very-long-strings/m-p/67379#M7811 jerry898969 2011-05-19T14:36:27Z