PROC SQL Joins on Multiple Tables

Suppose you need to join multiple tables by a primary key using PROC SQL.

PROC SQL : Multiple Tables

Create Sample Data

Sample data for three tables are shown below. The primary key in these tables is the variable "ID". We need to join these tables.

data temp;
input id x1 x2;
cards;
1 25 37
2 35 47
3 44 97
;
run;

data temp2;
input id var1 var2;
cards;
2 65 37
3 85 47
5 34 97
;
run;

data temp3;
input id xx1 xx2;
cards;
3 55 37
5 25 47
4 64 97
;
run;

SAS : PROC SQL Code to Joins Multiple Tables

The following code is creating a new table named "test" by joining data from three different tables ("temp", "temp2", and "temp3") based on the common "ID" column. The result will include all columns from the "temp" table and all columns from both "temp2" and "temp3" tables where the "ID" values match.

proc sql noprint;
create table test as
select a.ID, b.*, c.* from
temp a left join temp2 b
on a.id = b.id
left join temp3 c
on a.id = c.id;
quit;  

Output : Joined Table

select a.ID, b.*, c.*: This SELECT statement selects columns from three different tables: "temp", "temp2" and "temp3".

a.ID refers to the "ID" column from the "temp" table.
b.* selects all columns from the "temp2" table.
c.* selects all columns from the "temp3" table.

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