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GN0001
Barite | Level 11

Hello team,

I have received a code as this:

proc sql;

create table as

select a.field1, b.field2, b.field3

from a, b

quit

What kind of join does a, b represent? A Cartesian product?

Regards,

blueblue

 

Blue Blue
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jimbarbour
Meteorite | Level 14

Yes.  That is what your results set would be, a Cartesian product of the two tables.

 

Jim

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jimbarbour
Meteorite | Level 14

Yes.  That is what your results set would be, a Cartesian product of the two tables.

 

Jim

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