SAS® Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS®9 Second Edition

Chapter 3. Editing and Debugging SAS Programs

• Overview 68

  • Introduction 68

  • Objectives 68

• Opening a Stored SAS Program 69

  • Using File Shortcuts 69

  • Using My Favorite Folders 70

  • Using the Open Window 70

  • Issuing an INCLUDE Command 71

  • Example 72

• Editing SAS Programs 72

  • SAS Program Structure 72

  • Using the Enhanced Editor 73

  • Entering and Viewing Text 73

  • Finding and Replacing Text 74

  • Using Abbreviations 74

  • Opening Multiple Views of a File 74

  • Setting Enhanced Editor Options 75

  • Program Editor Features 75

  • Line Numbers 76

  • Text Editor Line Commands 76

  • Example 77

  • Block Text Editor Line Commands 78

  • Example 78

  • Recalling SAS Programs 79

  • Saving SAS Programs 80

  • Example 81

• Clearing SAS Programming Windows 81

• Interpreting Error Messages 81

  • Error Types 81

  • Syntax Errors 81

  • Example 82

• Correcting Errors ...