I am trying to determine if I can combine a keep and a where in a set statement.
data sf;
set screen (where=(sf_flag='Y') keep = ( cno patno sf_flag) );
run;
Yes, that's perfectly possible. I'd just change the order of the two dataset options, as SAS executes the keep first and the where later.
In a dataset option, you can only apply the where to variables that are kept, as apposed to SQL, where you can set a where condition with variables not included in the select.
If you also use a rename= option, the order should be
keep=
rename=
where=
as that is the order in which SAS executes the option, so that the code as written represents the logical order.
Yes, that's perfectly possible. I'd just change the order of the two dataset options, as SAS executes the keep first and the where later.
In a dataset option, you can only apply the where to variables that are kept, as apposed to SQL, where you can set a where condition with variables not included in the select.
If you also use a rename= option, the order should be
keep=
rename=
where=
as that is the order in which SAS executes the option, so that the code as written represents the logical order.
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