Problem Note 30428: Aliased constant values become missing in outer joins and unions
In the SQL procedure, constant values or constant values with an alias referenced on the SELECT clause incorrectly become missing if an empty table is returned from outer joins or unions.
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Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Windows Vista | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Linux | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| OpenVMS Alpha | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Tru64 UNIX | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| z/OS | 9.1 TS1M3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
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In PROC SQL, an aliased constant value on the SELECT clause incorrectly becomes missing if an empty table is returned from outer joins or unions.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> SQL
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| Date Modified: | 2008-05-19 10:12:35 |
| Date Created: | 2007-10-28 14:54:25 |
