topic Re: I need help with Proc SQL in SAS Procedures

I need help with Proc SQL

mkd — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:09:30 GMT

I need help figuring out how to add this SQL code to SAS using proc sql. I get the error messages that are listed below the code.

AND lh.CreateDate >= CAST(CONVERT(VARCHAR(8),GETDATE()-1,1) as DATETIME)

ERROR: Function VARCHAR could not be located.

ERROR: Function GETDATE could not be located.

ERROR: Expression using subtraction :smileyminus: requires numeric types.

ERROR: Function CONVERT could not be located.

ERROR: Function CAST could not be located.

ERROR: Expression using greater than or equal (>=) has components that are of different data

types.

ERROR: The following columns were not found in the contributing tables: DATETIME.

SASKiwi — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:24:52 GMT

If CreateDate is a SAS Date something like this:

AND lh.CreateDate >= (today() - 1)

PravinMishra — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:39:28 GMT

Hi,

Cast is a teradata function.and If you want to use in porc sql. you can define while creating libname.

libname teradatalib teradata user=user_name pw=pwd cast=yes;

Thanks

Tom — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:13:20 GMT

What is the intent of the code. CAST() and GETDATE() are not functions available in SAS.

If you want to get today's date use the TODAY() or DATE() function.

If you want to get the current datetime then use the DATETIME() function.

Which you use will depend on what you want to do and whether the variable CreateDate contains dates or datetime values.

mkd — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:32:25 GMT

Thanks, with your help I figured it out.