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How much storage space and I/O resources can be saved by using the LENGTH statement to shrink the storage of date and datetimes while maintaining sufficient precision? In my experience, saving I/O generally makes SAS run faster (such as in a DATA step) proportional to the I/O savings, so, for example, a 50% reduction in file size makes SAS run about 50% faster. Continue reading 
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