topic Re: SAS 9.4 batch mode message in SAS Programming

SAS 9.4 batch mode message

SASuserlot — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:41:28 GMT

I am not sure, this question can be asked here. I am running a table program in batch mode. Unfortunately I am getting this message. I am not sure What causing the message. Any suggestions or what causing the issue?

Re: SAS 9.4 batch mode message

PaigeMiller — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:43:42 GMT

What does your code do? Can you show us the code (if it's not too long)?

Re: SAS 9.4 batch mode message

Tom — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:44:06 GMT

Is your code trying to run any Display Manager commands by using the DM statement?

Is it trying to use an WINDOW or %WINDOW commands to open an pop-up window to the user?

Looks like you are not just running in "batch" mode but also also running without DMS.

Please show the operating system command you used to run the SAS program.

Re: SAS 9.4 batch mode message

SASuserlot — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:20:53 GMT

Unfortunately its long code, However, Most of the code is general code ( set, merge, transpose, freq, sql) which is not affecting ( unfortunately its long code can submit everything here). But I have the code to clear the output, log, ods results, kill datasets. using DM statements is this affecting?

DM "CLEAR LOG";
DM "CLEAR OUTPUT";
DM 'ODSRESULTS; CLEAR';
PROC DATASETS LIB=WORK MEMTYPE = DATA KILL NOLIST; QUIT;
OPTIONS NOFMTERR ERRORS=2 MISSING=' ' MSGLEVEL=I  VALIDVARNAME=UPCASE ;

Re: SAS 9.4 batch mode message

SASuserlot — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:25:57 GMT

You are right I am writing code using dm statement.

DM "CLEAR LOG";
DM "CLEAR OUTPUT";
DM 'ODSRESULTS; CLEAR';
PROC DATASETS LIB=WORK MEMTYPE = DATA KILL NOLIST; QUIT;
OPTIONS NOFMTERR ERRORS=2 MISSING=' ' MSGLEVEL=I  VALIDVARNAME=UPCASE ;

I really don't know how to show this "Please show the operating system command you used to run the SAS program". I really appreciate if you can guide me how to get this information!

Re: SAS 9.4 batch mode message

Tom — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:50:31 GMT

DM commands are most likely the source of that message. If you are using a recent release of SAS you can wrap those lines in %IF code to prevent them from running when DMS is not active.

%if %sysfunc(getoption(dms))=DMS %then %do;
  DM "CLEAR LOG";
  DM "CLEAR OUTPUT";
  DM 'ODSRESULTS; CLEAR'
%end;

When I run SAS programs I type the command sas followed by the filename.

sas myfile.sas

How did you run the "batch" mode job on your machine? Did you click on something? What?

Re: SAS 9.4 batch mode message

SASuserlot — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:16:26 GMT

we do by right click on program, then it will gives the option for batch mode.

Re: SAS 9.4 batch mode message

SASuserlot — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:31:36 GMT

this worked. Thanks