topic Re: PROC EXPORT produces "0" for blank or null values in SAS Programming

PROC EXPORT produces "0" for blank or null values

Q1983 — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:47:16 GMT

data have;

format mydate date9.;

input ln_no $ state $ mydate date9.;

datalines;

1123 AL 1jun2018

1123 AZ

;

run;

data have2;

set have;

format date_yr_mth yymmd7.;

date_yr_mth = mydate;

date_yr_mth1 = put(date_yr_mth,yymmd7.);

run;

PROC EXPORT Outfile= "\\MyDrive\have3.xlsb"

DATA= have2

DBMS= EXCELCS REPLACE;

SHEET='Details';

SERVER='server1';

Note the second value AZ has no date it is a blank. When it exports it somehow gets a . When it runs through our sharepoint server it is assigned a "0" I tried something like this in the datastep if date_yr_mth = '0' or date_yr_mth = . then date_yr_mth = ' '; Yet it still assigns a . or '0' when it runs. Is there a way in the proc export itself to assign all null values as a true null. I do not want it to display anything in the field.

Re: PROC EXPORT produces "0" for blank or null values

Reeza — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 19:47:00 GMT

Its not the export, check your HAVE2 data set. It has the periods as well.

Also, you may have the following set, that you'll need to reset:

option missing='0';

Re: PROC EXPORT produces "0" for blank or null values

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 07:49:35 GMT

If you want control of your process and have things done your way,

TAKE CONTROL!

This specifically precludes the use of something as crappy as .xlsb for data transfer.

Do this:

data have;
format mydate date9.;
input ln_no $ state $ mydate date9.;
datalines;
1123 AL 1jun2018
1123 AZ
;
run;

options missing = '';

data _null_;
set have;
file '/$HOME/sascommunity/out.csv' dlm=',' dsd;
if _n_ = 1 then put 'ln_no,state,mydate';
put
  ln_no
  state
  mydate
;
run;

instead.

Since xlsb involves a Microsoft-supplied piece of software along the way, you'll never know what happens in there. Mostly something that will curl your toenails.