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    <title>topic Append blank values in SQL server instead of Null in SAS Programming</title>
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    <description>Hello SAS ppl&lt;BR /&gt;I am trying append the data in sql server using sas.&lt;BR /&gt;I was using below libname passthrough for appending the data. But while appending all the blank columns are converting into NULL in sqlserver.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;I see we can use NULLChar = SAS|YES |NO&lt;BR /&gt;But I am not able to get them properly can some one please help.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;How I can use this NULLCHAR ?&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Libanme sqlserver ODBC DSN =XXXXX SCHEMA =XXXXX UID=XXXX PWD=XXXX IGNORE_Read-only_column= YES INSTERBUFF= 10000;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;PROC APPEND BASE = sqlserver.table_want data=inputdata ;&lt;BR /&gt;Run</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>shiv999</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2021-03-12T11:39:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Append blank values in SQL server instead of Null</title>
      <link>https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Append-blank-values-in-SQL-server-instead-of-Null/m-p/725763#M225499</link>
      <description>Hello SAS ppl&lt;BR /&gt;I am trying append the data in sql server using sas.&lt;BR /&gt;I was using below libname passthrough for appending the data. But while appending all the blank columns are converting into NULL in sqlserver.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;I see we can use NULLChar = SAS|YES |NO&lt;BR /&gt;But I am not able to get them properly can some one please help.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;How I can use this NULLCHAR ?&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Libanme sqlserver ODBC DSN =XXXXX SCHEMA =XXXXX UID=XXXX PWD=XXXX IGNORE_Read-only_column= YES INSTERBUFF= 10000;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;PROC APPEND BASE = sqlserver.table_want data=inputdata ;&lt;BR /&gt;Run</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>shiv999</dc:creator>
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      <title>Re: Append blank values in SQL server instead of Null</title>
      <link>https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Append-blank-values-in-SQL-server-instead-of-Null/m-p/725773#M225506</link>
      <description>Does the answer:&lt;BR /&gt;SAS/ACCESS(R) 9.4 for Relational Databases: Reference, Fifth Edition (nullchar=no)&lt;BR /&gt;from &lt;a href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/9411"&gt;@jakarman&lt;/a&gt; help?&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;A href="https://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmsascdc&amp;amp;cdcVersion=9.4_3.5&amp;amp;docsetId=acreldb&amp;amp;docsetTarget=n1hmopc3y74oy2n1svhu03pfoiy9.htm&amp;amp;locale=en" target="_blank"&gt;https://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmsascdc&amp;amp;cdcVersion=9.4_3.5&amp;amp;docsetId=acreldb&amp;amp;docsetTarget=n1hmopc3y74oy2n1svhu03pfoiy9.htm&amp;amp;locale=en&lt;/A&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:50:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>JosvanderVelden</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-03-12T12:50:51Z</dc:date>
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