topic Re: Translate a Oracle Query to Proc SQL in SAS Procedures

Translate a Oracle Query to Proc SQL

RobertNYC — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:22:39 GMT

I’m trying to translate an oracle query to proc sql. I am still pull through a connection to an oracle environment but I have to use proc sql in SAS. There is a section in the query I am having trouble translation.

I don't think I can use the Instr and NVL within a proc sql statement.

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

proc sql;
connect to oracle (user=polodm password=polodm path='K6PPOLDM');
create table CUSTOMER_TRANS as
select * 
from connection to oracle (
select distinct 
cu.mstr_customer_id, 
t.customer_id
from mbs.sas_transaction_vw t inner join mbs.sas_customer_vw cu
on cu.customer_id = t.customer_id
where t.transaction_date >= '01AUG2014'  and t.transaction_date <= '30AUG2014' 
and t.transaction_type = 1
and t.business_unit IN (1,3)
and not in (
select customer_id
from mbs.sas_customer_bu_vw where business_unit = 3 
and Instr(substr(rtm_bulk_flags,1,3),'Y') > 0
or Instr(NVL(suppress_reasons, ' '),'E') > 0 /*Employees*/
or Instr(NVL(suppress_reasons, ' '),'F') > 0 /*Fraud*/)
and business_unit in (1,3)
and customer_id = t.customer_id)
disconnect from oracle;quit;

Re: Translate a Oracle Query to Proc SQL

ballardw — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:54:49 GMT

For those of use that do not use Oracle you could describe what INSTR and NVL do.

Re: Translate a Oracle Query to Proc SQL

saspert — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:47:50 GMT

nvl - https://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/olap.111/b28126/dml_functions_2048.htm

instr - https://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/olap.111/b28126/dml_functions_1103.htm

just trying to help.

Re: Translate a Oracle Query to Proc SQL

ChrisHemedinger — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:57:44 GMT

I think you might just want the FIND function (if working with SAS data) or the INDEXC function is an old-school method that could work too.

Re: Translate a Oracle Query to Proc SQL

SASKiwi — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:44:05 GMT

So you have a SAS SQL passthru query that works fine on Oracle and you HAVE to translate it into SAS SQL. Why?