topic Re: How to browse/print big format in SAS Programming

How to browse/print big format

GeorgeSAS — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:20:26 GMT

Hello all;

I have a very large SAS format(more than 1 G).I want to look at it. but after I double clicked it the SAS will terminated,the log shows me not enough memory.

How I can browse or print at lease one page of the format?

Thanks!

Re: How to browse/print big format

Reeza — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:05:34 GMT

Did you try exporting it to a data set and working with it there?

Re: How to browse/print big format

ballardw — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:29:58 GMT

I have to assume this is a continuation of https://communities.sas.com/t5/General-SAS-Programming/SAS-large-format/m-p/386829#M48966

First run proc catalog catalog=library.formats ;

contents;

run;

with the library your actual library name and if the format is not in the formats catalog then the actual name.

Post the results here.

If you get an error then post the log with the code and the entire error message. Best is to use a code box.

Since previously you said this was on a mainframe you might need to include JCL if any.

Re: How to browse/print big format

Shmuel — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 21:52:04 GMT

What do you mean by "large SAS format(more than 1 G)" ?

Assuming you have a format of too many lines you can do:

options obs=100;
proc format lib=library cntlout=cntl;
   select format_name;
run;
options obs=max;

Otherwise you may mean a dataset with large number of variables and observations ?

still use options obs= to limit number of observations.