Dear all, I have a library with many datasets. I am only considered in two special sets of datasets 1st group ADS_HLK_date1, PLKS_ERT_HLK_date2, HIO_TRE_HLK_OPT_date3 etc.. (all of these datasets of interest have in common _HLK_ ) 2nd group TUI_FRT_GOO_date1, HGK_ERT_GOO_999_date2, HIO_TRE_GOO_LIT_date3 etc.. (all of these datasets of interest have in common _GOO_ ) The real problem is although both sets of tables they have identical variables NUMVAR1, CHARVAR1,NUMVAR2,NUMVAR3,NUMVAR4,NUMVAR5,CHARVAR2,CHARVAR3 etc. in the first set (i.e._HLK_) some numeric variables NUMVAR(i) have CHARACTER FORMATS while in the second set they have NUMERIC FORMATS the same applies for the character variables CHARVAR(i) , in one set (i.e. _GOO_) have character formats of certain type i.e. $CHAR20. but in the other set they appear to haave different character formats i.e. $15. I would like to "homogenise": 1st-- the numeric formats across ALL sets (both _GOO_ and _HLK_) by changing the LENGTH and CHARACTER FORMAT to the ones with the NUMERIC represantation 2nd-- the various character formats and LENGTHS across ALL datasets. in order to CONCATENATE all datasets in one table. I would more than welcome any hints/suggestions. Thank you in advance.
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