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Browse All TopicsI need to assign as parameter values to DB2 date fields sas macro values. This gives me the following error :
CLI describe error: [IBM][CLI Driver][DB2/6000] SQL0401N The data types of the operands for the operation "=" are not
compatible. SQLSTATE=42818
NOTE: PROC SQL set option NOEXEC and will continue to check the syntax of statements.
The values expected are year='2009' and month='09'
Databse info:
DB name: ABC
Schema : Product
Macro file stores the userid and password and they are correctly assigned as per logs.
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%macro todayPlusAsDateObj(numInte
%sysfunc(intnx(&intervals,
%mend todayPlusAsDateObj;
%LET MonthObj = %todayPlusAsDateObj(-2,mon
%LET USERID=&_USERID;
%LET PASSWORD= &_PASS;
PROC SQL INOBS=1;
CONNECT TO DB2 (DATABASE=ABC USER=&USERID USING=&PASSWORD);
CREATE TABLE DEV.TEST AS SELECT * FROM CONNECTION TO DB2
(SELECT TIME_KEY AS KEY
FROM PRODUCT.TIME_D
WHERE CALENDAR_YEAR='YEAR(&Month
DISCONNECT FROM DB2;
QUIT;
DATA _NULL;
SET DEV.INFO;
CALL SYMPUT("key", KEY);
RUN;
%PUT &key;
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by: bradanelsonPosted on 2009-11-04 at 06:29:54ID: 25739578
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