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DavidPhillips2
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

When I try to write a SAS dataset from SAS to Oracle I receive the error message:

 

ERROR: Error attempting to CREATE a DBMS table. ERROR: ORACLE execute error: ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis..

This might be due to the column names that I am trying to import.  Oddly there is no ‘(‘ in the column names. 

 

The list of column names is attached.

 

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kiranv_
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

try this one last time PRESERVE_COL_NAMES = Yes

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kiranv_
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

try options validvarname = any;

DavidPhillips2
Rhodochrosite | Level 12
Do use at the top of the script, like?
 
options validvarname = any;
libname ods oracle user=xxx password="xxxx"  path=ods1 schema=xxxx dbserver_max_bytes=1;
DavidPhillips2
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

Same error.  I think Oracle is more restrictive than SAS, looking into the restriction is tricky.

kiranv_
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

try this one last time PRESERVE_COL_NAMES = Yes

DavidPhillips2
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

The below worked:

 

proc sql;
create table ods.OPDS_IPEDS_MULTI_INST (PRESERVE_COL_NAMES = Yes) as
select * from yearsCombined;
quit;

 

Thanks for your help with this.  I having a hard time researching this one.

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