what is the difference between SET and MERGE?

Answer Posted / pari

Set and merge statement perform similar function, in case
of set statement, the two data sets are merged under
unconditional criteria, but while using merge, it works
under conditional criteria by applying the PROC SORT
procedure ., i.e., by statement used.

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