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Usage Note 15561: PROC SQL syntax error when using unary minus sign on SELECT clause
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A syntax error is generated, from PROC SQL, when using the unary minus sign with functions on the SELECT clause. An example of PROC SQL code which will generate an error follows:
proc sql;
create table temp as
select col1, -sum(col2) as neg_col_2
from old;
quit;
This problem has been fixed in SAS 9.1.3 SP3.
Select the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Linux | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| z/OS | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| OpenVMS Alpha | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Linux on Itanium | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||
| Tru64 UNIX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | ||