topic Re: problem with SAS on demand in SAS Programming

problem with SAS on demand and interactive PROC IML

fxtixa — Wed, 18 May 2022 11:26:40 GMT

Hello, I'm new to SAS

I’m having this odd problem with SAS on demand,

If I run this very simple code as a whole

proc IML;
A = {1 2};
print A;

It works

But if I run the first two lines and then the third it shows an error message: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.

Could you help me please.

Re: problem with SAS on demand

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 18 May 2022 10:47:31 GMT

Every individual submission you do in SAS Studio (which is the interface used for On Demand) or Enterprise Guide is encapsulated in hidden start and end code. The start code sets up stuff needed by those interfaces, and the end code contains (among other things) "magic code" to clean up a failed submission (e.g. missing semicolons, unbalanced quotes, missing RUN and QUIT statements, ...).

Therefore you must always submit a whole step.

Submitting parts of steps is only possible when using the native SAS interface (called Display Manager) in a local installation.

Re: problem with SAS on demand

Ksharp — Wed, 18 May 2022 11:25:14 GMT

You need 'quit;' to end this.

proc IML;
A = {1 2};
quit;

Re: problem with SAS on demand

ChrisHemedinger — Wed, 18 May 2022 11:25:50 GMT

SAS Studio offers a special setting for interactive procedures like IML. It's called "Go interactive" - once enabled, you can submit partial steps a few lines at a time and SAS Studio won't wrap/close your statements. The toolbar for this is on the code window.

Example log:

Re: problem with SAS on demand

Rick_SAS — Wed, 18 May 2022 12:01:41 GMT

As Chris says, "Go Interactive" is what you need to run interactive procedures such as PROC IML. For details, see "Running interactive procedures in SAS Studio"

(The screen captures are from 2015)

Re: problem with SAS on demand

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 18 May 2022 12:02:59 GMT

Since I no longer have EG at hand: does Enterprise Guide have a similar option?

Re: problem with SAS on demand

Rick_SAS — Wed, 18 May 2022 12:11:42 GMT

My 2015 article explicitly says "EG does not have an interactive mode."

Re: problem with SAS on demand

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 18 May 2022 12:13:37 GMT

It's been a long time, things could have changed; after all, both just push code to the workspace server and fetch logs.

Re: problem with SAS on demand

ChrisHemedinger — Wed, 18 May 2022 12:42:45 GMT

No, SAS Enterprise Guide doesn't have an interactive mode. Just SAS Studio (and of course Display Manager and good ol' command-line interactive SAS).