Hi All,
I am trying to create a macro variable using Proc SQL and store it in a table. but I am getting the above warning
WARNING: INTO clause is ignored in the CREATE TABLE statement.
proc sql;
create table t as select count(*) as c into :car from sashelp.cars;
quit;
any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Nitesh
You can either create a macro or store it into a table, not both in a PROC SQL step.
You can use two separate steps but it doesn't make a lot of sense given your current query, since you have a single value which is accessible in the macro variable.
proc sql noprint;
create table t as
select count(*) as c
from sashelp.cars;
select c into :car from t;
quit;
Try this query to initialize the macro variable.
proc sql;
select count(*) as c
into :car
from sashelp.cars;
quit;
%put &car.;
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