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deega
Quartz | Level 8

I wrote the following code :

 

proc sql;
create table new as
SELECT *
FROM A,B
where A.AID= B.BID ;

 

My output is almost as desired except the ones with missing values.
There are few observations in A where AID is missing and in final output
instead of getting the set of observations as it is, I am getting it repeated
n number of times. Could anybody please tell me the reason for the same.

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Instead of entering zeros by hand, you could do

 

proc sql;
create table base_3 as
SELECT *
FROM A
LEFT JOIN B
ON coalesce(A.AID,0)= B.BID ;
quit;

(untested)

PG

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deega
Quartz | Level 8
I have got one solution, I manually entered 0 wherever the key value was missing and then did left join as follows
proc sql;
create table base_3 as
SELECT *
FROM A
LEFT JOIN B
ON A.AID= B.BID ;
quit;

Its working... However, if there is a better way.. advise is welcome !
PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Instead of entering zeros by hand, you could do

 

proc sql;
create table base_3 as
SELECT *
FROM A
LEFT JOIN B
ON coalesce(A.AID,0)= B.BID ;
quit;

(untested)

PG
deega
Quartz | Level 8
Tested, its working ! Thanks !
Reeza
Super User

It's your join type that causes the issue, just doing a left join should help, though they'd be blank, not 0 

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