It exceeds the limit (see "help limits"). I think the work around is either
to read the data several times (cut-into several part) by using the skip()
option in the dictionary file, then combine the several parts, or use infile
without dictionary.
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Talkington [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 5:11 PM
To: Statalist
Subject: st: help with record length problem
I'm attempting to read in some Census data with a fixed format infile
dictionary. The file has a record length of 12000. I either get an error
telling me that the record is too long, or if I define lrecl specifically a
message that 12000 isn't allowed. (The limit appears to be something like
7,999?) Anyway, I can't find any documentation on record length limits or
limits to the allowed number for lrecl in the infile statement. Any ideas?
Is there a workaround, or correction?
--Scott Talkington
[email protected]
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