diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1806c4..89b93d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 **Version 10.2**
 
 - Changed data level errors from an exception to a validation error reported on the item.
+- Fixed behavior of the reading SAS macro when it deals with fields that have a value too long in the XML file.
 
 **Version 10.1**
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/imsweb/naaccrxml/sas/SasXmlToFlat.java b/src/main/java/com/imsweb/naaccrxml/sas/SasXmlToFlat.java
index e5dcd4e..fd3805f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/imsweb/naaccrxml/sas/SasXmlToFlat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/imsweb/naaccrxml/sas/SasXmlToFlat.java
@@ -395,17 +395,23 @@ protected boolean removeEldestEntry(Map.Entry<Integer, String> eldest) {
                     buf.append(paddedValue);
                 }
                 else {
-                    int remainingLength = entry.getValue().getLength() - val.length();
-                    if (remainingLength > 0) {
-                        String remainingValue = cache2.get(remainingLength);
-                        if (remainingValue == null) {
-                            remainingValue = SasUtils.rightPadWithSpaces("", remainingLength);
-                            cache2.put(remainingLength, remainingValue);
+                    int defLength = entry.getValue().getLength();
+                    
+                    if (val.length() > defLength)
+                        buf.append(val.substring(0, defLength));
+                    else {
+                        int remainingLength = defLength - val.length();
+                        if (remainingLength > 0) {
+                            String remainingValue = cache2.get(remainingLength);
+                            if (remainingValue == null) {
+                                remainingValue = SasUtils.rightPadWithSpaces("", remainingLength);
+                                cache2.put(remainingLength, remainingValue);
+                            }
+                            buf.append(val).append(remainingValue);
                         }
-                        buf.append(val).append(remainingValue);
+                        else
+                            buf.append(val);
                     }
-                    else
-                        buf.append(val);
                 }
             }
             writer.write(buf.toString());