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Deepti_virmani
Calcite | Level 5

 

 

WHATS WRONG WITH THIS IF THEN ELSE STaTEMENT ? It keeps throwing error

Data work.XX1;

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27 set work.XX;

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29 where INTRA_IND = 'N' ;

30

31 if MSG_ID = 'NO MSG'

32

33 then

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35 RELATIONSHIP_ID = GLOBL_CUST_ID ;

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37 RELATIONSHIP_NAME = CUS_NAME;

38

39 else

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160

2 The SAS System 10:23 Thursday, May 11, 2017

ERROR 160-185: No matching IF-THEN clause.

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41 RELATIONSHIP_ID = MSG_ID;

 

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Its not syntactically correct, if/then else can only have one command between then and else, and no ;.  To do block of code between then and else you use do; and end;, per:

data work.xx1;
  set work.xx;
  where intra_ind='N';
  if msg_id='NO MSG' then do;
    relationship_id=globl_cust_id;
    relationship_name=cus_name;
  end;
  else do;
    ...
  end;
run;

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Astounding
PROC Star

You need a slightly different syntax with multiple "then" results:

 

if MSG_ID = 'NO MSG' then do;

   RELATIONSHIP_ID = GLOBL_CUST_ID ;

   RELATIONSHIP_NAME = CUS_NAME;

end;

else ...

RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Its not syntactically correct, if/then else can only have one command between then and else, and no ;.  To do block of code between then and else you use do; and end;, per:

data work.xx1;
  set work.xx;
  where intra_ind='N';
  if msg_id='NO MSG' then do;
    relationship_id=globl_cust_id;
    relationship_name=cus_name;
  end;
  else do;
    ...
  end;
run;

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