SAS Certification Prep Guide, 4th Edition

Correcting Common Errors

The Basics of Error Correction

To correct errors in programs, edit them in the code editing window. To correct simple errors, such as the spelling error here, type over the incorrect text, delete text, or insert text.

data sasuser.admitfee; 
   set sasuser.admit; 
run; 
proc prin data=sasuser.admitfee; 
   var id name actlevel fee; 
run;

In the program below, the missing letter t has been inserted into the SAS keyword that is specified in the PROC PRINT statement.

Figure 4.2 Corrected Program

Resubmitting a Revised Program

After correcting your program, you can resubmit it. If you are working in the SAS windowing environment, ...