Hello,
I am joining two tables, testA, testB.code is as below, but how can I maintain the order of column name value, as H C D, instead of C D H after joining? Thank you so much!
data testA;
input name $ number;
datalines;
H 4
C 7
D 9
;
run;
data testB;
input name $ class;
datalines;
H 88
C 99
D 0
;
run;
proc sql;
create table final as
select a.*,b.* from testA a left join testB b on a.name=b.name;
quit;
One way to implement @Reeza's suggestion:
data testA;
input name $ number;
order = _n_;
datalines;
H 4
C 7
D 9
;
run;
data testB;
input name $ class;
datalines;
H 88
C 99
D 0
;
run;
proc sql;
create table final as
select a.*,b.* from testA a left join testB b on a.name=b.name
order by order;
quit;
You can't by default. If you have a variable you can sort by add that your order by statement.
If you don't have a sort var you'll have to create one.
One way to implement @Reeza's suggestion:
data testA;
input name $ number;
order = _n_;
datalines;
H 4
C 7
D 9
;
run;
data testB;
input name $ class;
datalines;
H 88
C 99
D 0
;
run;
proc sql;
create table final as
select a.*,b.* from testA a left join testB b on a.name=b.name
order by order;
quit;
Are you ready for the spotlight? We're accepting content ideas for SAS Innovate 2025 to be held May 6-9 in Orlando, FL. The call is open until September 25. Read more here about why you should contribute and what is in it for you!
Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.
Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.