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DavidPhillips2
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

Is there a way to include a table in a set statement only if it has rows?

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Kurt_Bremser
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Check nobs for the dataset beforehand (save to a macro variable), and wrap the dataset conditionally in a macro. Use that macro in place of the dataset name in the set statement.

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