Hi,
I am not able to understand that why I am getting below error whereas my formats are fine from source ,
ERROR: Character expression requires a character format. Can anybody please suggest.
contents of interim.member_CRS2:
Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes | ||||||
# | Variable | Type | Len | Format | Informat | Label |
4 | CARRIER_NAME | Char | 50 | $50.00 | $50.00 | CARRIER_NAME |
3 | CO_CD | Char | 3 | $3.00 | $3.00 | CO_CD |
14 | DEPN_NBR | Char | 3 | $3.00 | $3.00 | DEPN_NBR |
1 | EMP_STATUS | Char | 5 | $5.00 | $5.00 | EMP_STATUS |
17 | FIRST_NAME | Char | 50 | $50.00 | $50.00 | FIRST_NAME |
12 | INDV_ID | Num | 8 | 11 | 11 | INDV_ID |
18 | LAST_NAME | Char | 100 | $100.00 | $100.00 | LAST_NAME |
30 | PERSON_ID | Num | 8 | PERSON_ID | ||
7 | PRDCT_CD | Char | 30 | $30.00 | $30.00 | PRDCT_CD |
8 | SBSCR_ID | Char | 11 | $11.00 | $11.00 | SBSCR_ID |
11 | clmnt_id | Char | 20 | $20.00 | $20.00 | clmnt_id |
29 | cov_end_mth | Num | 4 | |||
28 | cov_start_mth | Num | 4 | |||
27 | cust_defined_key | Num | 8 | |||
20 | cust_detail_ky_char | Char | 20 | |||
9 | cust_seg_nbr | Char | 20 | $20.00 | $20.00 | cust_seg_nbr |
5 | fund_arng_cd | Char | 1 | $1.00 | $1.00 | fund_arng_cd |
16 | gender | Char | 1 | $1.00 | $1.00 | gender |
6 | hmo_acct_div_nbr | Num | 8 | 6 | 6 | hmo_acct_div_nbr |
26 | indus_prdct_cd | Num | 8 | |||
25 | key2 | Char | 90 | |||
15 | mbr_zip_cd | Char | 15 | $15.00 | $15.00 | mbr_zip_cd |
21 | med_cov_ind | Char | 1 | |||
2 | medicare_ind | Char | 1 | $1.00 | $1.00 | medicare_ind |
10 | optum_seg_id | Char | 8 | $8.00 | $8.00 | optum_seg_id |
13 | pat_dob | Num | 8 | DATE9. | DATE9. | pat_dob |
24 | rel_cd | Num | 8 | |||
22 | rx_cov_ind | Char | 1 | |||
23 | sbscr_ssn | Char | 9 | |||
19 | source | Char | 1 |
contents of from the source table :
Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes | ||||||
# | Variable | Type | Len | Format | Informat | Label |
5 | CARRIER_NAME | Char | 50 | $50.00 | $50.00 | CARRIER_NAME |
4 | CO_CD | Char | 3 | $3.00 | $3.00 | CO_CD |
15 | DEPN_NBR | Char | 3 | $3.00 | $3.00 | DEPN_NBR |
2 | EMP_STATUS | Char | 5 | $5.00 | $5.00 | EMP_STATUS |
18 | FIRST_NAME | Char | 50 | $50.00 | $50.00 | FIRST_NAME |
13 | INDV_ID | Num | 8 | 11 | 11 | INDV_ID |
19 | LAST_NAME | Char | 100 | $100.00 | $100.00 | LAST_NAME |
1 | MBR_MO | Num | 8 | 11 | 11 | MBR_MO |
8 | PRDCT_CD | Char | 30 | $30.00 | $30.00 | PRDCT_CD |
9 | SBSCR_ID | Char | 11 | $11.00 | $11.00 | SBSCR_ID |
12 | clmnt_id | Char | 20 | $20.00 | $20.00 | clmnt_id |
21 | cust_detail_ky_char | Char | 20 | |||
10 | cust_seg_nbr | Char | 20 | $20.00 | $20.00 | cust_seg_nbr |
6 | fund_arng_cd | Char | 1 | $1.00 | $1.00 | fund_arng_cd |
17 | gender | Char | 1 | $1.00 | $1.00 | gender |
7 | hmo_acct_div_nbr | Num | 8 | 6 | 6 | hmo_acct_div_nbr |
16 | mbr_zip_cd | Char | 15 | $15.00 | $15.00 | mbr_zip_cd |
22 | med_cov_ind | Char | 1 | |||
3 | medicare_ind | Char | 1 | $1.00 | $1.00 | medicare_ind |
11 | optum_seg_id | Char | 8 | $8.00 | $8.00 | optum_seg_id |
14 | pat_dob | Num | 8 | DATE9. | DATE9. | pat_dob |
25 | rel_cd | Num | 8 | |||
23 | rx_cov_ind | Char | 1 | |||
24 | sbscr_ssn | Char | 9 | |||
20 | source | Char | 1 |
I think it's because fund_arng_cd is a character variable, but the format is "3.".
Try modifying it to "$3.".
I think it's because fund_arng_cd is a character variable, but the format is "3.".
Try modifying it to "$3.".
Aside from fund_arng_cd being character, it also makes no sense defining it with a length of 3, as it is defined in the source with $1 and can never have more than one character.
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