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aprak00
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Joined: 09 Aug 2006
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Could anyone please help me to identify a blank SAS dataset?
The scenario is I need to do some processing if a SAS dataset is blank else use the records in the SAS dataset. |
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Phrzby Phil
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Location: Richmond, Virginia
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Fields or variables can be blank. Do you mean empty, or non-existent?
If empty, input it via SET, with OPTIONS OBS=1, and see if you have a record. |
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expat
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Or do you mean a dataset that has been created, allegedly, by SAS but has no internal files. i.e. the physical dataset exists and the previous SAS job(s) have not written to it in any way.
PROC DATASETS should do the trick if this is the case. |
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rajesh_1183
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DATA DS1;
INFILE DDNAME1(END=DONE);
INPUT @001 REC1 $80.;
RUN;
DATA DS2;
SET DS1;
IF DONE AND _N_ >=1 THEN PUT ' DATASET NOT EMPTY ';
IF DONE AND _N_ <=1 THEN PUT ' DATASET EMPTY ';
RUN;
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This might work...
Thanks,
Rajesh |
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Alan Voss
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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DATA WORK.ABC;
INFILE INSTUFF;
INPUT ...;
run;
proc sql noprint;
select nobs into :abcnobs separated by ' '
from dictionary.tables
where libname = 'WORK'
and memname = 'ABC';
quit;
%put &abcnobs; /* show number of obs */
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aprak00
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Hi Alan,
Thanks for the info..
But the "abcnobs" in the code above is returning a junk value not the no: of obs in WORK.ABC.
Could you please let me know the reason?
I used the following code:
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PROC SQL NOPRINT;
SELECT NOBS INTO :N_OBS
FROM DICTIONARY.TABLES
WHERE LIBNAME = "WORK"
AND MEMNAME = "TESTO";
QUIT;
%PUT &N_OBS; |
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Alan Voss
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I don't understand why you got a "junk value".
Following is my SAS log of WORK.TESTO which I have copied from SASHELP.CLASS (19 observations). Please note, if you don't use the separated by ' ', PROC SQL will not trim off leading blanks.
NOTE: AUTOEXEC processing completed.
1 data work.TESTO;
2 set sashelp.class;
3 run;
NOTE: There were 19 observations read from the data set SASHELP.CLASS.
NOTE: The data set WORK.TESTO has 19 observations and 5 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used:
real time 0.02 seconds
cpu time 0.02 seconds
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5 PROC SQL NOPRINT;
6 SELECT NOBS INTO :N_OBS
7 FROM DICTIONARY.TABLES
8 WHERE LIBNAME = "WORK"
9 AND MEMNAME = "TESTO";
10 QUIT;
NOTE: PROCEDURE SQL used:
real time 0.01 seconds
cpu time 0.01 seconds
11 %PUT !&N_OBS!;
! 19!
12 PROC SQL NOPRINT;
13 SELECT NOBS INTO :N_OBS separated by ' '
14 FROM DICTIONARY.TABLES
15 WHERE LIBNAME = "WORK"
16 AND MEMNAME = "TESTO";
17 QUIT;
NOTE: PROCEDURE SQL used:
real time 0.00 seconds
cpu time 0.00 seconds
18 %PUT !&N_OBS!;
!19!
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