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seshu456
Calcite | Level 5

i am trying to use dictionary.columns for one of SAP permanant library, which throws a error.

 

proc sql;

select * 

from dictionary.columns

where libname = 'SAP-Library' and name= 'column_name'

;quit;

 

the program fails and generating error "Incorrect length in SAS Metadata Repository for column FPROD"

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andreas_lds
Jade | Level 19

Have you checked the length using sas management console? Maybe database and metadata are out of sync.

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andreas_lds
Jade | Level 19

Have you checked the length using sas management console? Maybe database and metadata are out of sync.

seshu456
Calcite | Level 5

Thanks.. now working after updating metadata

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