Beginning in Version 7 of SAS software, SAS variable names and member names can be up to 32 characters long. Column names can be case-sensitive also. Some DBMSs allow case sensitive column and table ...

Therefore, to change the standard SAS rules for names, you must set one of the following options: VALIDVARNAME=ANY, PRESERVE_TAB_NAMES=YES, PRESERVE_COL_NAMES=YES, or PROC SQL DQUOTE=ANSI. If the ...