topic Library name exceeds 8 characters in SAS Programming

Library name exceeds 8 characters

QLi — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:11:15 GMT

I have datasets whoes library name exceeds 8 characters. ButI don't have authourization to change it. proc contents does't work. Anyboby have solution for this case?

Thanks in Advance.

Library name exceeds 8 characters

Doc_Duke — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:14:19 GMT

That is a limitation of the SAS language. You cannot change it. The library name on disk can be long, but the libref itself is limited to 8 characters.

Library name exceeds 8 characters

Peter_C — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:15:26 GMT

you could use proc contents with code like

proc contents data= '//the physical path and /long name of library/yourdataset.sas7bdat' ;

run ;

for each of "yourdataset"

but it might be simpler to

libname mylib '//the physical path and /long name of library' ;

proc contents data= mylib._all_ varnum details ;

run ;

good luck

peterC