Is there option in PROC COMPARE not to show difference in Lengths of Var (attributes)

[StudentSASLearn]

I am using the follwing proc compare. But I am seeing the difference  of Variable length in Result viewer, can we avoid with any option or statements. I tried this.

proc compare base=have comp=want listall ;
informat _all_;
format _all_;
attrib _all_
label=' ';
run;

[Ksharp · Accepted solution]

data have;
 length name $ 40;
 set sashelp.class;
run;


ods exclude CompareVariables;
proc compare base=sashelp.class comp=have listall ;
informat _all_;
format _all_;
attrib _all_
label=' ';
run;

[Tom]

Why would you want that?

You could exclude that whole part of the output, but then you would miss other information that is printed there.

Example:

data have(drop=long) want(drop=name rename=(long=name));
  length long $20;
  set sashelp.class;
  long=name;
  output have;
  if _n_=1 then age=9;
  output want;
run;
ods trace on;
ods exclude CompareVariables ;
proc compare data=have compare=want;
run;
ods exclude none;
ods trace off;

[StudentSASLearn]

I am comparing the table calculated values done by someone else, variable lengths are not important to compare. I was interested in actual values present in data. when I see so many variables with length differences, it kind of annoying ( I am aware sas presents it for a reason). In this case variable lengths are not important to compare.

[StudentSASLearn]

Thank you Ksharp and Tom. Both given the same answers which worked for me. I don't know How I can accept  both as solutions. So I selected first one. Sorry Tom🙏

[Tom]

You could also just check the SYSINFO macro variable that PROC COMPARE generates and ignore the bits that indicate the variable attribute differences you don't care about.

https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/proc/n1jbbrf1tztya8n1tju77t35dej9.htm