This is some simplified code I am using:
DATA WORK.Temp; INPUT A B; DATALINES; 1 . . 1 . . 1 2 ; Data WORK.TempOut; Set WORK.Temp; Test = coalescec(B, A); run;
WORK.TempOut looks as follows:
A B Test 1 . . . 1 1 . . . 1 2 2
I would expect Test in row 1 to contain 1 but it does not. Why is this? Why is the null entry in column B of row 1 not replaced by 1?
Hi: It looks like A and B are numeric variables. You are NOT using COALESCE you are using the form of the function for Character variables: COALESCEC.
I would expect you to be getting a note in the log, something like this:
NOTE: Numeric values have been converted to character values at the places given by: (Line):(Column).
Have you tried the COALESCE function for numeric variables instead of COALESCEC?
cynthia
Hi: It looks like A and B are numeric variables. You are NOT using COALESCE you are using the form of the function for Character variables: COALESCEC.
I would expect you to be getting a note in the log, something like this:
NOTE: Numeric values have been converted to character values at the places given by: (Line):(Column).
Have you tried the COALESCE function for numeric variables instead of COALESCEC?
cynthia
That makes sense. Thanks it works!
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