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SAS Functions [8-14]

LENGTH Function

You can use the LENGTH function to find out how many characters are there in a character value.

Let's take a look at the LIST data set.

The LIST data set contains a list of names.

[Reminder: To see the LIST data set on SAS Studio, run the code in the yellow box above]

Now, let's take a look at an example of the LENGTH function.

Example

Data List2;
Set List;
Len = Length(Name);
Run;

The LENGTH function created a new variable LEN, which shows the number of characters in each names.  
Exercise

Copy and run the FIRSTNAME data set from the yellow box below.

Write a SAS program to find out the length of each name. 

Create any data set or variables if necessary.
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