I have submitted this code but getting an error as:
data=work.systems; set=work.carsales; if prxmatch("m/Acura|Dodge|Ford/oi",Manufacturer) > 0 then found=1; else found=0; run;
data=work.systems;
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180
ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.
81 set=work.carsales;
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180
ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.
82 if prxmatch("m/Acura|Dodge|Ford/oi",Manufacturer) > 0 then found=1;
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180
ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.
83 else found=0;
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180
ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.
84 run;
85 data=work.systems;
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180
ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.
86 set=work.carsales;
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180
Currently Im using SAS 9.0 so just want to ask "is this due the old SAS version that Im using"?
No. your code has errors. As noted your DATA and SET statements are incorrect, remove the = sign.
I dont know if the PRX is correct but you can reply after fixing those basic errors.
SAS 9.0 would be 15 years old so I seriously hope that's not the case. And if so, why?
Just another point, you are doing a binary yes/no if statement, so save yourself a bit of typing and use ifc/ifn functions:
data work.systems; set work.carsales; found=ifn(prxmatch("m/Acura|Dodge|Ford/oi",Manufacturer),1,0); run;
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