https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-name-limit-number-of-characters/m-p/64659#M6513 You are going to have to shorten your ID variable length. The variable name length is a core feature of SAS, so you will have to adapt your data. Message was edited by: Doc@Duke Wed, 11 May 2011 13:47:57 GMT Doc_Duke 2011-05-11T13:47:57Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-name-limit-number-of-characters/m-p/64658#M6512 Hi, <BR /> I'm using SAS EG4.2 and i'm facing a problem with the limit of characters in SAS names.<BR /> While trying to transpose a table in SAS i got an error which indicates that the ID value of the parameter name in the input data set occurs twice. However, it isn't! The names are not the same.<BR /> <BR /> While trying to investigate the problem i noticed that SAS cut the names after 32 characters.<BR /> <BR /> Can someone help me to overcome this problem?<BR /> <BR /> thanks! Wed, 11 May 2011 12:58:20 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-name-limit-number-of-characters/m-p/64658#M6512 Sarit 2011-05-11T12:58:20Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-name-limit-number-of-characters/m-p/64659#M6513 You are going to have to shorten your ID variable length. The variable name length is a core feature of SAS, so you will have to adapt your data. Message was edited by: Doc@Duke Wed, 11 May 2011 13:47:57 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-name-limit-number-of-characters/m-p/64659#M6513 Doc_Duke 2011-05-11T13:47:57Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-name-limit-number-of-characters/m-p/64660#M6514 thanks for your response!<BR /> <BR /> is there any way to change the data in SAS? (not changing just the length of it but also its content - and by that i can create shorter and meaningful parameter names).<BR /> <BR /> thanks in advance! Thu, 12 May 2011 11:06:26 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-name-limit-number-of-characters/m-p/64660#M6514 Sarit 2011-05-12T11:06:26Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-name-limit-number-of-characters/m-p/64661#M6515 I'm not sure I understand your second question, as I thought I had already answered it.<BR /> <BR /> Just create a task in EGuide that is BEFORE the transpose task to reduce the length of the ID variable. Thu, 12 May 2011 12:22:45 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-name-limit-number-of-characters/m-p/64661#M6515 Doc_Duke 2011-05-12T12:22:45Z