The values stored in the macro variables are not equal to the values retreived later in proc print.
How to correct this ?
data file1;
A=4642098790; output;
A=4642899777; output;
A=895511899777; output;
run;
PROC SQL NOPRINT;
SELECT DISTINCT A
INTO :junkvar1 - :junkvar3
FROM file1;
QUIT;
data junk;
A=&junkvar1;
B=&junkvar2;
C=&junkvar3;
run;
proc print; run;
This is a loss of precision caused by numeric to string conversion formatting. If you use a put statement to view your macro variables created in the PROC SQL you will see.
%put &junkvar1 &junkvar2 &junkvar3;
4.6421E9 4.6429E9 8.955E11
You can change the format on the variable creation to save the full number string, i.e.
PROC SQL NOPRINT;
SELECT DISTINCT A format=32.
INTO :junkvar1 - :junkvar3
FROM file1;
QUIT;
This is a loss of precision caused by numeric to string conversion formatting. If you use a put statement to view your macro variables created in the PROC SQL you will see.
%put &junkvar1 &junkvar2 &junkvar3;
4.6421E9 4.6429E9 8.955E11
You can change the format on the variable creation to save the full number string, i.e.
PROC SQL NOPRINT;
SELECT DISTINCT A format=32.
INTO :junkvar1 - :junkvar3
FROM file1;
QUIT;
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