Passing macros

[R_Win]

Hi

I am having 90 character variable in a dataset now i want to find the length of all the variables.

How can i do it by using macros and how can i pass them

[sbb]

Do you want to know the SAS "defined" LENGTH attribute or the "data value" internal length for your variables - big difference.

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

[sbb]

Explore using the SAS-maintained DICTIONARY table information called COLUMNS (or SAS view SASHELP.VCOLUMN) to get the SAS variable names and associated LENGTH information. You can use this information to generate and execute SAS code on-the-fly.

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

Programming with the SQL Procedure

Accessing SAS System Information by Using DICTIONARY Tables
http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/sqlproc/62086/HTML/default/a001385596.htm

Using Metadata and Project Data for Data-Driven Programming
Brian Varney, COMSYS IT Partners, Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan
http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi31/045-31.pdf