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Ujjawal
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How can we use LEFT JOIN when we have more than 2 tables? PROC SQL equivalent code for the following merge statement code?l

Data abc;

merge a (in=X) b c;

by id;

if X;

run;

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SteveED
SAS Employee

@SASKiwi gives a good example of a 3 table join. 

 

The example @Ujjawal gave though is for a match-merge which would generate (potentially) different results. HERE is a link to a SUGI 30 paper highlighting the differences (there are many other papers as well).  There are reasons to use the different types of merge/joins depending on the need. 

 

Steve

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SASKiwi
PROC Star

proc sql

  create table abc as

  select *

  from a

  left join b

  on a.id = b.id

  left join c

  on a.id = c.id;

quit;

SteveED
SAS Employee

@SASKiwi gives a good example of a 3 table join. 

 

The example @Ujjawal gave though is for a match-merge which would generate (potentially) different results. HERE is a link to a SUGI 30 paper highlighting the differences (there are many other papers as well).  There are reasons to use the different types of merge/joins depending on the need. 

 

Steve

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