I'm using PROC SQL and my question is what is the correct syntax to assign a dataype to a field? Kept receiving errors when trying to run this piece of code below.
Here is a simplified example:
proc sql;
create table work.test2 as
select
t1.activity_type varchar(50)
from
work.test as t1
;
quit;
Thanks in advance 😃
If you just select an existing variable it keeps the same type as the source table.
To convert it, in SAS use INPUT/PUT to convert.
In a database language this would be the equivalent of CAST or TO_CHAR functions.
put(t1.activity_type, $50.) as activity_type
If you just select an existing variable it keeps the same type as the source table.
To convert it, in SAS use INPUT/PUT to convert.
In a database language this would be the equivalent of CAST or TO_CHAR functions.
put(t1.activity_type, $50.) as activity_type
Worked like a charm! Thank you very much!
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