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Hi all,
In a detaset If I want to find out length of particular column in distinct and in descending order then how I will do this by using macro queries?
Please help me out.

Thanks
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Flip
Fluorite | Level 6
I'm not sure why you want it in a macro but if an SQL will do.

proc sql;
select distinct length() as varlong from
order by varlong descending;
quit;

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