sas proc parameter size limit -
i have following code:
proc export data=mylib.datain ( drop= first_name mi last_name suffix addr_1 addr_2 city birth_dt_agg_ind sec_birth_dt_agg_act sec_first_name_agg_act sec_mi_agg_act sec_last_name_agg_act sec_suffix_agg_act ibx_nm_gender_1st_individual_pre ibx_nm_gender_2nd_individual_pre obs=2 ) outfile=stdout dbms=csv ; run; it works fine. don't want multiple fields per line. reasons of reading , editing, want 1 field per line. when this, fails. here code nicely indented--same non-white-space characters, doesn't work:
proc export data=mylib.datain ( drop= first_name mi last_name suffix addr_1 addr_2 city birth_dt_agg_ind sec_birth_dt_agg_act sec_first_name_agg_act sec_mi_agg_act sec_last_name_agg_act sec_suffix_agg_act ibx_nm_gender_1st_individual_pre ibx_nm_gender_2nd_individual_pre obs=2 ) outfile=stdout dbms=csv ; run; i suspect because there more 256 characters in "drop=" clause @ point. now, know can take out white space, or use tabs instead of spaces--in case, because i'm right @ edge.
but in general case, there limit number of characters can in parameter proc? 256? there way around this? tried using 2 different "drop=" parameters, didn't work.
there not limit on length of dataset options drop=. proc export scl program sas wrote. perhaps interface causing issue.
create view , tell proc export use that.
data myview / view=myview ; set mylib.datain ( drop= first_name mi last_name suffix addr_1 addr_2 city birth_dt_agg_ind sec_birth_dt_agg_act sec_first_name_agg_act sec_mi_agg_act sec_last_name_agg_act sec_suffix_agg_act ibx_nm_gender_1st_individual_pre ibx_nm_gender_2nd_individual_pre obs=2 ) ; run; proc export data=myview outfile=stdout dbms=csv ; run; 
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