Hi,
I'd like to store a a list of values from a file in a file in a macro variable. I then would like to select all the rows from a dataset that do not have a value stored in the macro variable. HEre's what I have so far:
proc sql;
select grp sum(total)
from claims
where grp not in (&list);
quit;
How do I get the variables in to the "list" macro variable? The values that should populate the "list" macro variable are from a column in a csv file.
Thank you!
First put it in a dataset.
data exclude ;
infile 'exclude.csv' dsd firstobs=2;
input grp;
run;
Then ... Since you have it in a dataset forget about the macro variable and just use the dataset in the query.
If you must put it into a macro variable use the INTO clause in PROC SQL select statement.
proc sql noprint ;
select distinct grp into :list separated by ' '
from exclude
;
quit;
Plus, If grp is character ,then don't forget to add quote around it.
Ksharp
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