I think you just want the DBMAX_TEXT=n option on your libname statment or dataset option. Check out the documentation on it. The value you set becomes the maximum width that will be read. The maximum is 32767. HOWEVER, one thing I did notice is that my programs did get slower the higher I set it, so be careful about going overboard with it. (I don't have any examples because I switched jobs recently and no longer have a need for it).
Message was edited by: Douglas Martin