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Estimating the Size of a SAS Data Set

Use PROC CONTENTS to determine the size of each observation. (See Using the CONTENTS Procedure to Determine Observation Length.) Multiply the size of each observation by the number of observations.
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Using PROC CONTENTS to Determine the SAS Base Engine That Was Used to Create a SAS File

Note: Because neither CMS hosts nor OS/390 hosts use filename extensions, you must use PROC CONTENTS to determine the SAS base engine that was used to create SAS files on these hosts. Here is an ...