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Aayushi_17
Quartz | Level 8

How to generate error in log for duplicte records

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

There are several ways to approach a problem like this. Here is one using the hash object

 

data testdata(drop=i j);
   array vars var1-var3;
   do i=1 to 100;
      do j=1 to dim(vars);
         vars[j]=rand('integer', 1, 10);
      end;
      output;
   end;
run;

data test2;
   if _N_ = 1 then do;
      declare hash h();
      h.defineKey('var1', 'var2', 'var3');
      h.defineDone();
   end;
 
   set testdata;
 
   rc=h.check();

   if rc=0 then do;
      put 'ERROR: Duplicate Row Detected in Observation No: ' _N_;
      stop;
   end;
   if h.check() ne 0 then do;
      output;
      h.add();
   end;
run;

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

How big is your data set?

PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

There are several ways to approach a problem like this. Here is one using the hash object

 

data testdata(drop=i j);
   array vars var1-var3;
   do i=1 to 100;
      do j=1 to dim(vars);
         vars[j]=rand('integer', 1, 10);
      end;
      output;
   end;
run;

data test2;
   if _N_ = 1 then do;
      declare hash h();
      h.defineKey('var1', 'var2', 'var3');
      h.defineDone();
   end;
 
   set testdata;
 
   rc=h.check();

   if rc=0 then do;
      put 'ERROR: Duplicate Row Detected in Observation No: ' _N_;
      stop;
   end;
   if h.check() ne 0 then do;
      output;
      h.add();
   end;
run;
Aayushi_17
Quartz | Level 8
Thank you so much
Ksharp
Super User
data testdata(drop=i j);
   array vars var1-var3;
   do i=1 to 100;
      do j=1 to dim(vars);
         vars[j]=rand('integer', 1, 10);
      end;
      output;
   end;
run;

data _null_;
if 0 then set testdata;
      declare hash h(dataset:'testdata',duplicate:'e');
      h.defineKey('var1', 'var2', 'var3');
      h.defineDone();
run;

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