The first variable did not show observe on the output (compare music and music2)

[jc3992]

%let dirLSB=/folders/myfolders/;

data music;
	infile '&dirLSB.Bands.csv' DLM=',' dsd missover termstr=CRLF;
	length Band_name$ 30 Gig_date$ 10;
	input Band_name$ Gig_date$ Eight_PM Nine_PM Ten_PM Eleven_PM;
run;
proc print data=music;
run;

data music2;
proc import datafile="&dirLSB.Bands2.csv" out=music2 replace;
run;

proc compare base=music compare=music2;
title 'music vs music2';
run;

Hello everyone, 

I have included my output as attached. Any hint or correction is appreciated!

[Kurt_Bremser]

Much more interesting than the output would be the infile to run the code against.

[jc3992 · Accepted solution]

data music;
	infile '/folders/myfolders/Bands.csv' DLM=',' dsd missover;
	length Band_name$ 30 Gig_date$ 10;
	input Band_name$ Gig_date$ Eight_PM Nine_PM Ten_PM Eleven_PM;
run;


data music2;
proc import datafile="&dirLSB.Bands2.csv" out=music2 replace;
run;

proc compare base=music compare=music2;
title 'music vs music2';
run;

I used this instead and it worked. Thanks:)

[Reeza]

Your code wouldn't run properly so your log should have errors. 

See my comments below:

%let dirLSB=/folders/myfolders/;

data music;
	infile '&dirLSB.Bands.csv' DLM=',' dsd missover termstr=CRLF; %* needs double not single quotes. Macro variables do not resolve in single quotes so the file would not be read;
	length Band_name$ 30 Gig_date$ 10;
	input Band_name$ Gig_date$ Eight_PM Nine_PM Ten_PM Eleven_PM;
run;
proc print data=music;
run;

data music2; *This line does nothing and shouldn't be here. Delete it;
proc import datafile="&dirLSB.Bands2.csv" out=music2 replace; %* this is missing DBMS=CSV;
run;

proc compare base=music compare=music2;
title 'music vs music2';
run;

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@jc3992 wrote:

%let dirLSB=/folders/myfolders/;

data music;
	infile '&dirLSB.Bands.csv' DLM=',' dsd missover termstr=CRLF;
	length Band_name$ 30 Gig_date$ 10;
	input Band_name$ Gig_date$ Eight_PM Nine_PM Ten_PM Eleven_PM;
run;
proc print data=music;
run;

data music2;
proc import datafile="&dirLSB.Bands2.csv" out=music2 replace;
run;

proc compare base=music compare=music2;
title 'music vs music2';
run;

Hello everyone, 

I have included my output as attached. Any hint or correction is appreciated!

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[jc3992]

Thank you very much!! It works! thanks!

[ballardw]

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@jc3992 wrote:

%let dirLSB=/folders/myfolders/;

data music;
	infile '&dirLSB.Bands.csv' DLM=',' dsd missover termstr=CRLF;
	length Band_name$ 30 Gig_date$ 10;
	input Band_name$ Gig_date$ Eight_PM Nine_PM Ten_PM Eleven_PM;
run;
proc print data=music;
run;

data music2;
proc import datafile="&dirLSB.Bands2.csv" out=music2 replace;
run;

proc compare base=music compare=music2;
title 'music vs music2';
run;

Hello everyone, 

I have included my output as attached. Any hint or correction is appreciated!

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data music would not be created properly (no records) because the single quotes in the infile statement keep the macro variable from resolving.