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Ujjawal
Quartz | Level 8

I have added constraints into a table but it removes it when someone overwrites the table. Is there any way to prevent it?

 

 

DATA TEMP;
SET SASHELP.CLASS;
RUN;

PROC SQL;
ALTER TABLE TEMP
ADD CONSTRAINT NOT_NULL_WEIGHT NOT NULL(WEIGHT);
QUIT;

DATA TEMP;
SET TEMP;
IF AGE >=15 THEN WEIGHT = .;
RUN;

 

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Constraints are kept and respected if you stay within SQL. Try


proc sql;
update temp
set weight = .
where age >= 15;
quit;

 

 

PG

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Constraints are kept and respected if you stay within SQL. Try


proc sql;
update temp
set weight = .
where age >= 15;
quit;

 

 

PG
PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Use MODIFY if you want to retain the constraint. But note that 


DATA TEMP;
modify TEMP;
IF AGE >=15 THEN WEIGHT = .;
RUN;

 

is not equivalent to the SQL UPDATE query above. There is no rollback with MODIFY.

PG
Ksharp
Super User

Add a password in this table to avoid to rewrite it .

 

 

 

DATA TEMP(pw=aw12);
SET SASHELP.CLASS;
RUN;

data temp;
 set sashelp.class;
run;

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