SAS Certified Specialist Prep Guide

Correcting Common Errors

The Basics of Error Correction

To correct simple errors, such as the spelling error here, type over the incorrect text, delete text, or insert text. In the following program, the incorrect spelling of PRINT in the PROC step is corrected.

data work.admitfee;
  set cert.admit;
run;
proc print data=work.admitfee;
  var id name actlevel fee;
run;

Resubmitting a Revised Program

After correcting your program, you can resubmit it.

Figure 5.1 Correct PRINT Procedure Output

Remember to check the SAS log again to verify that your program ran correctly.

Log 5.2 SAS Log: No Error Messages

 9231 data work.admitfee; ...