Questions tagged [sas-wps]

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'Invalid column name' error when using Proc SQL in SAS (WPS)

I am testing a very small macro which uses a Proc SQL command to extract from a SQL database. I have used this many times and understand how it works but this time it is stumping me! %macro…
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SAS - Using a loop to call a macro with different parameters

I'm new to SAS and I'm trying to automate the process of calling a macro with different parameters. Here's the macro I want to call. %macro expo(month, year); data policy_&month&year; set…
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Executing stored procedure through SAS not working the same as it does in SQL Server

I have a stored procedure that I often execute within SQL Server. Without copying hundreds of lines of code into here, it basically does the following: You enter a database and table name as parameters. The procedure then calculates summary…
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SAS: Using Weight statement in a Proc Freq command error

In SAS (through WPS Workbench), I am trying to get some frequency counts on my data using the popn field (populations as integers) as a weight. proc freq data= working.PC_pops noprint; by District; weight popn / zeros; tables AreaType…
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SAS Using $ in Regex

I have a load of ID's that I want to flag if it ends in a slash and one or two digits. (/00, /01, /0) Some ID's contain slashes in the middle that I don't want to flag. So I want my result to be: ID Flag P-MTP00197854/03 …
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Inserting data into SQL table from SAS dataset isn't working as expected

I am attempting to insert a SAS dataset into an existing table on a SQL Server. This is via a simple proc sql statement. proc sql; insert into Repo.Test_Table select * from Work.MetaTable; quit; One of the fields, [Method], is not inserting…
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How to read .wpd sas dataset in python/pyspark

Hey I am trying to import .wpd sas dataset in python. But unable to get the solution. Can anyone please help me out on this. I have tried it using below class in python: import json import numpy as np class JSONData: def init(self, filename): with…
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