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CathyVI
Pyrite | Level 9

Hi,

I would like to merge two data set and also create a new variable by using proc sql. This is my code but am getting the following syntax error.

 

proc sql;
create table final_table_0607 as
select * from case_07 as x left join mth_0607 as y
on x.bene_id = y.bene_id
where month_fu-(mondx1+12) as month_std;
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22
76
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: ;, !, !!, &, *, **, +, -, /, <, <=, <>, =, >, >=, ?, AND, BETWEEN,
CONTAINS, EQ, EQT, EXCEPT, GE, GET, GROUP, GT, GTT, HAVING, IN, INTERSECT, IS, LE, LET, LIKE, LT, LTT, NE, NET, NOT,
NOTIN, OR, ORDER, OUTER, UNION, ^, ^=, |, ||, ~, ~=.
 
ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.
2 REPLIES 2
Kurt_Bremser
Super User

The WHERE clause needs a valid Boolean expression.

month_fu-(mondx1+12) as month_std

is not a Boolean expression, it rather looks like a part of the SELECT clause.

Sajid01
Meteorite | Level 14

Looks like you want to create a new variable month_std. I would write the code as follows 

proc sql;
create table final_table_0607 as
select *,x.month_fu-(x.mondx1+12) as month_std
 from case_07 as x left join mth_0607 as y
on x.bene_id = y.bene_id;
quit;

I have taken x.month_fu and x.modx1 as an example assuming it comes from the first table. You can take what ever is applicable in your case (x or y).

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