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MILKYLOVE
Calcite | Level 5

Hello,

 

I have two tables with identical columns A, B, C, D, E, F.

T1 has 2000 values 

T2 has 5300 values

These two tables have 4 primary keys: A,C,D,F.

 

So I want to create a new table and take values from T2 where A,C,D,F are not present in T1. 

 

How do I proceed please?

 

I have tried proc sql 'except', but it is comparing all columns in both tables 

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yabwon
Amethyst | Level 16
data T1 T2;
input A B C D E F;
if mod(_N_,2) then output T1;
output T2;
cards;
1 2 3 4 5 6
2 3 4 5 6 7
3 4 5 6 7 8
4 5 6 7 8 9
5 6 7 8 9 0
;
run;


proc sql;
select A,C,D,F from T2
except
select A,C,D,F from T1
;
quit;
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MILKYLOVE
Calcite | Level 5

Hi,

 

I need all the columns A,B,C,D,E,F in the output table. But I need to compare only the four primary keys A,C,D,F.

yabwon
Amethyst | Level 16
proc sql;
select * from T2
natural inner join
(
select A,C,D,F from T2
except
select A,C,D,F from T1
)
;
quit;
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