BookmarkSubscribeRSS Feed
🔒 This topic is solved and locked. Need further help from the community? Please sign in and ask a new question.
WilliamB
Obsidian | Level 7

Hello,

 

I have two tables, I would like to complete the first with a new variable. If "Name" is present in the second table then Pres = 1 otherwise 0.

 

Table 1  Table 2  
      
NameFonction NameAgenceDesk
WilliamA WilliamerA2
MathiasB FabienqsA3
NelsonY LuisedfA4
   RoseghB25
   MathiasteB26
   SebastienjkC15
   JonathanlmC16
   ArthurnbB29
   JulienazB30
      
      
I want to get to that:    
      
      
NameFonctionPres   
WilliamA1   
MathiasB1   
NelsonY0   

 

 

Thanks for your help

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Accepted Solutions
Kurt_Bremser
Super User

Straightforward with SQL:

proc sql;
create table want1 as
select
  a.name,
  a.function,
  case
    when name in (select b.name from table_2 b)
    then 1
    else 0
  end as pres
from table_1 a;
quit;

View solution in original post

5 REPLIES 5
PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20
data Table1;
input Name :$20. Fonction $1.;
datalines;
William A
Mathias B
Nelson Y
;
   
data Table2;
input Name :$20. Agence $ Desk $;
datalines;
William er A2
Fabien qs A3
Luise df A4
Rose gh B25
Mathias te B26
Sebastien jk C15
Jonathan lm C16
Arthur nb B29
Julien az B30
;

data want;
    if _N_=1 then do;
        declare hash h(dataset:'Table2');
        h.definekey('Name');
        h.definedone();
    end;

    set Table1;

    Pres=ifn(h.check(), 0, 1);
run;
Kurt_Bremser
Super User

Straightforward with SQL:

proc sql;
create table want1 as
select
  a.name,
  a.function,
  case
    when name in (select b.name from table_2 b)
    then 1
    else 0
  end as pres
from table_1 a;
quit;
novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

Hello @WilliamB  Another way, is to use boolean expressions when want in 1,0s  a method heavily used , taught and emphasized by @SASKiwi  in many of his briiliant posts

 

For example,

 


data Table1;
input Name :$20. Fonction $1.;
datalines;
William A
Mathias B
Nelson Y
;
   
data Table2;
input Name :$20. Agence $ Desk $;
datalines;
William er A2
Fabien qs A3
Luise df A4
Rose gh B25
Mathias te B26
Sebastien jk C15
Jonathan lm C16
Arthur nb B29
Julien az B30
;

proc sql;
create table want as
select a.*,a.name=b.name as Pres
from table1 a left join table2 b
on a.name=b.name;
quit;

Since it appears your name values are unique in both tables, m*n product combo in a join is not a worry and makes it rather robust and easy 

SwissC
Obsidian | Level 7
PROC SQL;
  CREATE TABLE want AS SELECT
  a.*, 
CASE
WHEN b.pres1=1 THEN 1
ELSE 0
END as pres FROM have1 a LEFT JOIN (select distinct name, 1 as pres1 from have2) b ON a.name=b.name; QUIT;
Jagadishkatam
Amethyst | Level 16

Alternatively with merge statement

 

 

data Table1;
input Name :$20. Fonction $1.;
datalines;
William A
Mathias B
Nelson Y
;
   
data Table2;
input Name :$20. Agence $ Desk $;
datalines;
William er A2
Fabien qs A3
Luise df A4
Rose gh B25
Mathias te B26
Sebastien jk C15
Jonathan lm C16
Arthur nb B29
Julien az B30
;

proc sort data=table1;
by name;
run;

proc sort data=table2;
by name;
run;

data want;
merge Table1(in=a) Table2(in=b keep=name);
by name ;
if a;
if a and b then pres=1;
else pres=0;
run;
Thanks,
Jag

SAS Innovate 2025: Save the Date

 SAS Innovate 2025 is scheduled for May 6-9 in Orlando, FL. Sign up to be first to learn about the agenda and registration!

Save the date!

How to Concatenate Values

Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.

Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.

SAS Training: Just a Click Away

 Ready to level-up your skills? Choose your own adventure.

Browse our catalog!

Discussion stats
  • 5 replies
  • 944 views
  • 1 like
  • 6 in conversation