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Chandan511
Calcite | Level 5
I am trying this below code but program is right but problem happen why compress use here

Proc sql
Select custid, age,gender,city
From table1
Where compress(gender)='0'
And city='cityname'
Quit;


Please describe me why compress use here??
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Ksharp
Super User
my reckoning is
compress() is equal strip() or left() .

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User

Maxim 3: Know Your Data. You might have leading blanks in gender, which COMPRESS() will remove.

 

PS your code won't run anyway, the PROC SQL statement is missing the necessary semicolon.

Chandan511
Calcite | Level 5
So in Proc sql Compress() will work same as sas .??
Kurt_Bremser
Super User

@Chandan511 wrote:
So in Proc sql Compress() will work same as sas .??

Yes, if used in SAS SQL. If you use it in explicit pass-through, the syntax rules of the remote DBMS need to be observed.

Ksharp
Super User
my reckoning is
compress() is equal strip() or left() .

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