What is the value and length of the variable Word in the output data set after executing the provided SAS program?

To determine the correct value and length of the variable "Word" in the output data set, it is essential to understand how SAS handles character variables and their lengths.

When a character variable is created in SAS, it is assigned a length which is based on the declared length or the first occurrence of the value assigned to it. In this case, if the program sets the length of the "Word" variable to 200 bytes, this will dictate the length of the data being stored in that variable, regardless of the length of the value assigned.

Assuming that the program first assigns a word such as "SAS" to the variable "Word" and later assigns a longer string such as "Functions" (which has a length of 9 bytes), the length of the variable "Word" would still be 200 bytes if this was declared. SAS stores character variables with the defined length irrespective of the actual string length, ensuring there’s room for potentially longer values in future assignments.

Additionally, if "SAS" is the value being retained or the final value in the context of this question, then the length can still correctly be reported as 200 bytes if that was the maximum length set for the variable.

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