data some_table; attrib col_one label = 'foo' col_two label = 'bar' length = $20. col_three label = 'baz' length = $10. ; col_one = 42; col_two = 'Hello world.'; col_three = ' '; run; proc sql; describe table work.some_table; quit; /* create table WORK.SOME_TABLE( bufsize=65536 ) ( col_one num label='foo', col_two char(20) label='bar', col_three char(10) label='baz' ); */