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BrahmanandaRao
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10
proc sql;
select * case when sex='F' then  'Female'
else   'Male'  end as newvar from sashelp.class;
quit;
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Amir
PROC Star

Well, the OP has already posted a query...

tarheel13
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

You need to put a comma after the *. 

jimbarbour
Meteorite | Level 14

It just needs a comma after the asterisk.  Like this:

     proc sql;
         select *, case when sex='F' then  'Female'
         else   'Male'  end as newvar from sashelp.class;
     quit;
NOTE: PROCEDURE SQL used (Total process time):
      real time           0:00:00.04
      cpu time            0:00:00.03
      Timestamp           June 25, 2021 10:22:46

@tarheel13 is quite correct in his assessment.

 

Jim

ballardw
Super User

@BrahmanandaRao wrote:
proc sql;
select * case when sex='F' then  'Female'
else   'Male'  end as newvar from sashelp.class;
quit;

You did read the log that clearly points out the error didn't you?

215  proc sql;
216  select * case when sex='F' then  'Female'
              ----
              22
              76
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: ',', FROM, INTO.

ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.

217  else   'Male'  end as newvar from sashelp.class;
218  quit;
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE SQL used (Total process time):
      real time           0.00 seconds
      cpu time            0.00 seconds

The underscores under CASE show where the problem is and the error text says you are missing something like a comma.

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