You can either create a new dataset with a LENGTH statement for your variable, or use the ALTER TABLE statement in PROC SQL with the MODIFY clause to change the variable length in your original table.
Example:
/* create example table */
data class; set sashelp.class; run;
/* Modify length of variable NAME */
proc sql;
alter table class
modify name character(6);
quit;
@Rakesh93 wrote:
Pls tell me any macro available for trucation??
Are you asking about macros because you have a lot of variables to truncate? If so, please explain further.
No macro needed, please refer to edited message above.
@Rakesh93 wrote:
Pls tell me any macro available for trucation??
No macro needed. Just run the code you were already given.
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