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Kalai2008
Pyrite | Level 9


This code works in SQL developer, but getting error in SAS
proc sql;
select
case WHEN Name LIKE '%' || substr(name2,instr(name2,' ',-1)+1)|| '%' then 'Y' else 'N' end as survey1
from x;
run;

ERROR: Function INSTR could not be located.
ERROR: Expression using addition (+) requires numeric types.

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Yes, SAS implements ANSI SQL, not Oracle additional components.

Your case can be re-defined but would need to see some of the data it is working on to get an idea of what you want.  I would guess at:

case when index(name,name2) > 0 then "Y" else "N" end as survey1

 

 

Note the above uses a SAS function index() so wouldn't work if you pass it through to the database, however if you did that the original query would work anyways.

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Yes, SAS implements ANSI SQL, not Oracle additional components.

Your case can be re-defined but would need to see some of the data it is working on to get an idea of what you want.  I would guess at:

case when index(name,name2) > 0 then "Y" else "N" end as survey1

 

 

Note the above uses a SAS function index() so wouldn't work if you pass it through to the database, however if you did that the original query would work anyways.

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