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The re-sizing utiltiy program is a macro in an attached file.  A second attached file gives an example of invoking the macro.  Good luck!

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data_null__
Jade | Level 19

I would do the entire library.

%macro trimchar(libname=adam,outlib=work);
  
%let libname = %upcase(&libname);
   %local memlist i w;
   proc sql;
      select memname into :memlist separated by
' '
         from dictionary.members
         where libname eq
"&LIBNAME" and memtype eq 'DATA'
         ;
      quit;
      run;
  
%put NOTE: &=memlist;
   %let i = 1;
   %let w = %scan(&memlist,&i);
   %do %while(%bquote(&w) ne);
      data _null_;
         if
0 then set &libname..&w(keep=_character_);
         array _c
  • _character_;
             declare hash h();
             h.definekey(
  • '_n_');
             length _memname_ _name_ $32 _l_ 8;
             retain _memname_
    "&w";
             h.definedata(
    '_memname_','_name_','_l_');
             h.definedone();
             _l_=
    0;
             do _n_ =
    1 to dim(_c);
                _name_ = vname(_c[_n_]);
                _rc_ = h.add();
                end;
             do until(eof);
                set &
    libname..&w(keep=_character_) end=eof;
                do _n_ = 1 to dim(_c);
                   _rc_ = h.find();
                   _l_ = _l_ max length(_c[_n_]);
                   _rc_ = h.replace();
                   end;
                end;
             length _dataset_ $
    256;
             _dataset_ = cats(
    "&sysmacroname._ol_",put(&i,z3.),'(rename=(_memname_=memname _name_=name _l_=length))');
             h.output(dataset:strip(_dataset_));
             stop;
             run;
         
    %let i = %eval(&i + 1);
          %let w = %scan(&memlist,&i);
          %end;

       data &sysmacroname._optlen;
          set &sysmacroname._ol_: open=defer;
          run;
       proc sort data=&sysmacroname._optlen;
          by memname name;
          run;
       proc contents data=&
    libname.._all_ memtype=data out=&sysmacroname._cont(keep=LIBNAME--VARNUM) noprint;
          run;
       proc sort data=&sysmacroname._cont;
          by memname name;
          run;
       data &sysmacroname._optcont;
          update &sysmacroname._cont(in=in1) &sysmacroname._optlen(in=in2);
          by memname name;
          run;
       proc sort data=&sysmacroname._optcont;
          by libname memname varnum;
          run;
       proc print;
          run;
       proc format;
          picture dlen
    1-32767='000009' (prefix='$');
          run;
       filename FT59F091 temp;
       data _null_;
          file FT59F091;
          set &sysmacroname._optcont;
          by libname memname varnum;
          if first.memname then do;
             put
    'data ' "&outlib" '.' memname '(label=' memlabel:$quote258. ');';
             end;
          put +
    3 'Attrib ' name @;
          if type eq 1
             then put length= @;
             else put length=dlen. @;
          put +(-1) ';';
          if last.memname then do;
             put +
    3 'set ' libname '.' memname ';';
             put +3 'format _character_;';
             put +
    3 'run;';
             end;
          run;
       proc datasets library=work nolist;
          delete &sysmacroname._:;
          run;
          quit;


      
    %inc FT59F091;

       proc contents data=&
    outlib.._all_ order=varnum;
          run;
      
    %mend trimchar;

    options mprint=1;
    %
    trimchar();

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