creating variable

[Soham0707]

data test;
infile datalines;
input var $;
datalines;
alfred876
nancy65
abst656
tre656cy
1256nan
;
run;

Hey all,
Here's one question ,
Consider above dataset TEST in that there is one variable VAR.
i want another variable consider VAR2 that contains the length of values of VAR.
example:
VAR          VAR1
alfred876    9
nancy65     7
abst656      7
tre656cy     8
1256nan     7

Output dataset should be like above dataset in example.

Thanks in advance.

[PeterClemmensen · Accepted solution]

data have;
input VAR $10.;
datalines;
alfred876  
nancy65    
abst656    
tre656cy   
1256nan    
;

data want;
    set have;
    var1=length(var);
run;

[Soham0707]

Thank you so much draycut...

[PaigeMiller]

Use the LENGTH function.

Examples are here:

https://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmmvacdc&cdcVersion=9.4&docsetId=lefunctionsref&docsetTarget=n...

[Soham0707]

Thanks a lot Paigemiller