proc sql;
create table order (oder_ID num(1),ProductName varchar2(25), OrderDate num format=yymmdd10.;
insert into order values(1,'Geitost','2008-11-11'd);
insert into order values(2,'Camembert Pierrot','2008-11-09'd);
insert into order values(3,'Mozzarella di Goviovanni','2008-11-11'd);
insert into order values(4,'Mascarpone Fabioli','2008-10-29'D);
quit;
date format
In the CREATE TABLE statement, there is a missing parenthesis and a mispelling.
In the INSERT INTO statement, you must use a 'date' format to specify date values (such as date9.: DDMONYYYY)
orderdate num format=date9.
not working
That's not what I said -> you need to specify values as '11NOV2008'd and not '2008-11-11'd
The below query is the correction:
You should start to actually read our answers to your "questions". You have been shown how to supply date literals (in SQL, on top) at least once, like here: https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-sql-column-date-datatype/td-p/594431
And why are you abusing SQL for a simple creation of a dataset, that's much easier done in a data step with datalines.
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