Debugging a DATA Step
Diagnosing Errors in the Compilation Phase
Errors that are
detected during the compilation phase include these:
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misspelled keywords and data set names
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unbalanced quotation marks
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invalid options
During the compilation
phase, SAS can interpret some syntax errors (such as the keyword DATA
misspelled as DAAT). If it cannot interpret the error, SAS does the
following:
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prints the word ERROR followed by an error message in the SAS log
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compiles but does not execute the step where the error occurred, and prints the following message:
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
Some errors are explained fully by the message that SAS prints; other error messages are not ...
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