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Gil_
Quartz | Level 8
Im doing a merge table1 has 50. Entries and table 2 has 4. I do a proc sort on both tables by name
My merge table looks like this

Data report;
Merge table1 table2;
By name;
Run;

Output is 50 i expect 54
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Astounding
PROC Star

For that, change the word MERGE to the word SET.

 

MERGE is actually a more complex process.

 

Expect that you will have more than one observation with the exact same NAME when you are done.

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Gil_
Quartz | Level 8
 
Astounding
PROC Star

In theory, the number of observations in the output could be anywhere from 50 to 54. 

 

Why do you expect 54?  What do you expect MERGE to do when the same NAME appears in both data incoming data sets?

Gil_
Quartz | Level 8
I wanted to combine table1 and tab table2. To create table 3. I have 4 in table 2 and 50 from table1. 54 in new table 3
Astounding
PROC Star

For that, change the word MERGE to the word SET.

 

MERGE is actually a more complex process.

 

Expect that you will have more than one observation with the exact same NAME when you are done.

Reeza
Super User

If you’re tryimg to add rows it’s an APPEND. 

If you’re trying to add columns it’s a MERGE. 

 

READ the SAS chapter on Combining Data. 

http://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=lrcon&docsetTarget=p15jvywi5avt3cn1bee8r6c33ux1.htm&docsetVer...

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