topic Re: What is the variable limit for importing data from a CSV file in SAS EG 4.305? in SAS Enterprise Guide https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-is-the-variable-limit-for-importing-data-from-a-CSV-file-in/m-p/111579#M9519 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I haven't laid my hands on it, but the limit is huge.&nbsp; And a bit fluid.&nbsp; You could hit the limit in different places.&nbsp; If you are reading the CSV file using the DATA step, then the limiting pieces are the INFILE statement (LINESIZE max is 1gigabyte) and the program data vector.&nbsp; I think that I have seen that the program data vector can have 4 million variables in it in SAS 9.x.</P><P></P><P>If you are using SAS import wizards, they may have some other limits that are not part of base SAS.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:02:17 GMT Doc_Duke 2012-07-19T17:02:17Z What is the variable limit for importing data from a CSV file in SAS EG 4.305? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-is-the-variable-limit-for-importing-data-from-a-CSV-file-in/m-p/111578#M9518 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>One of my co-workers works with CSV files that can be extremely large, with many columns.&nbsp; I have helped her use SAS EG 4.305 to successfully import/export these files. She would like to know if there is a limit to the number of variables EG can handle.&nbsp; I've searched the support site and did not find an answer to this question. Does anyone know?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:45:51 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-is-the-variable-limit-for-importing-data-from-a-CSV-file-in/m-p/111578#M9518 KathyWiz 2012-07-19T14:45:51Z Re: What is the variable limit for importing data from a CSV file in SAS EG 4.305? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-is-the-variable-limit-for-importing-data-from-a-CSV-file-in/m-p/111579#M9519 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I haven't laid my hands on it, but the limit is huge.&nbsp; And a bit fluid.&nbsp; You could hit the limit in different places.&nbsp; If you are reading the CSV file using the DATA step, then the limiting pieces are the INFILE statement (LINESIZE max is 1gigabyte) and the program data vector.&nbsp; I think that I have seen that the program data vector can have 4 million variables in it in SAS 9.x.</P><P></P><P>If you are using SAS import wizards, they may have some other limits that are not part of base SAS.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:02:17 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/What-is-the-variable-limit-for-importing-data-from-a-CSV-file-in/m-p/111579#M9519 Doc_Duke 2012-07-19T17:02:17Z