The DESCRIBE TABLE statement writes a CREATE TABLE statement to the SAS log for the table specified in the DESCRIBE TABLE statement, regardless of how the table was originally created (for example, ...

PROC SQL also supports the ANSI SQL function COALESCE. COALESCE accepts multiple column names of the same data type. The COALESCE function returns the first argument whose value is not a SAS missing ...

With its basic SAS engine, PROC SQL does not incorporate common SQL features that regular SQL programmers may be familiar with. For example, PROC SQL does not allow useful operations such as ...

The proc sql procedure is another way of manipulating and querying data sets in SAS, which uses the structured query language (SQL) syntax. The proc sql procedure allows you to perform complex ...

When you submit a PROC SQL query, the SQL processor analyzes your query and determines the most efficient way to process it. /* 2.2 Checking Query Syntax without Executing the Program */ To check your ...