Resolving Common Problems
Overview
In
addition to correcting spelling mistakes, you might need to resolve
several other types of common syntax errors. These errors include
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omitting semicolons
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leaving quotation marks unbalanced
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specifying invalid options.
Another common problem is omitting a RUN statement at the end of a
program. Although this is not technically an error, it can produce
unexpected results. For the sake of convenience, we'll consider it
together with syntax errors.
The table below lists these problems and their symptoms.
Identifying Problems in a SAS Program
|
Problem
|
Symptom
|
|---|---|
|
missing RUN statement
|
“PROC (or DATA) step running” at
top of active window
|
|
missing semicolon
|
log message indicating ... |
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