topic %If &syscc > 999 %then % do in SAS Programming

%If &syscc > 999 %then % do

GN0001 — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:47:25 GMT

Hello team,

I have this:

%If &syscc > 999 %then % do

What does &syscc > 999 do/ mean?

I know &syscc is a read/ write automatic macro variable that enable us to reset the job condition code and to recover from conditions that prevent subsequent steps from running.

Regards,

blue & blue

Re: %If &syscc > 999 %then % do

sbxkoenk — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:27:19 GMT

See :

WUSS 2018 , Paper 077-2018
Stop the Madness!
Detecting Runtime Errors and Exiting from Nested Macros Gracefully
Ted D. Williams, PharmD, BCPS, Magellan Method
https://www.lexjansen.com/wuss/2018/77_Final_Paper_PDF.pdf

To me, any SYSCC above 4 rings an alarm bell.
No idea when it goes above 999 (if set by the SAS software).

Thanks,

Koen

Re: %If &syscc > 999 %then % do

ballardw — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:35:14 GMT

That someone wants to perform some action only when the value of &syscc is greater than 999. Finding all of the possible values for such codes can be a chore. Plus your code could set specified values for the variable for some specific meaning to the programmer.

Searching the online documentation for SYSCC will bring up a link about SAS Macro Error Messages that contains.

Error: The value                        supplied for assignment to the numeric automatic macro variable SYSCC                        was out of range or could not be converted to a numeric value.

Cause	Solution
An attempt was made to use a value of 9999999999 or greater for the SYSCC automatic macro variable.	The value for the SYSCC automatic macro variable must be less than 9999999999.

Re: %If &syscc > 999 %then % do

GN0001 — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:49:49 GMT

Hello,
Can you please explain more?
Regards,
Blueblue

Re: %If &syscc > 999 %then % do

Tom — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:06:44 GMT

To understand what YOUR program is doing we need to see YOUR program. What statements is it running that might modify the macro variable SYSCC. What it is doing when the values is greater than 999. Whether the code really has a space between the % and the DO .

To read more about SYSCC look at the SAS documentation.

Search: @sas.com syscc automatic macro variable

Read: https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/mcrolref/p11nt7mv7k9hl4n1x9zwkralgq1b.htm