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 * New argument in `xportr_length()` allows selection between the length from metadata, as previously done, or from the calculated maximum length per variable when `length_source` is set to “data” (#91)
 
-* Series of basic checks added to the `xportr_format` function to ensure format lengths, prefixes are accurate for the variable type. Also to ensure that any numeric date/datetime/time variables have a format. (#164)
+* Series of basic checks added to the `xportr_format()` function to ensure format lengths, prefixes are accurate for the variable type. Also to ensure that any numeric date/datetime/time variables have a format. (#164)
 
 ## Deprecation and Breaking Changes