topic How to Interrupt/Stop a running thread with sleep() ?! in SAS Programming

How to Interrupt/Stop a running thread with sleep() ?!

hellohere — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:37:01 GMT

Runing a macro with sleep function, but need interrupt/stop in middle.

BUT did not see "the running man". How to stop/interrupt the thread?!

%macro doloopx(ctx);	
	%do i=1 %to &ctx.;
		%doloop(); // 

		data _x_;
		call sleep(60, 1);
		run;quit;
	%end;
%mend;

%doloopx(10);

Re: How to Interrupt/Stop a running thread with sleep() ?!

Quentin — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:16:51 GMT

What IDE are you using, Enterprise Guide or SAS Studio or something else?

When I run it in PC SAS (Display Manager), I can interrupt it using the the Break button (!).

In Enterprise Guide, I can interrupt it with the Cancel button (red square)

Re: How to Interrupt/Stop a running thread with sleep() ?!

hellohere — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:21:24 GMT

PC SAS. The "running man" and "break(!)" are not visible until the thread finishes...

Re: How to Interrupt/Stop a running thread with sleep() ?!

hellohere — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:25:59 GMT

Re: How to Interrupt/Stop a running thread with sleep() ?!

Quentin — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:31:22 GMT

Looks like an old version. Probably just the icon is missing. Try CTRL-BREAK.

Or look at how to add an icon. You should be able to right-click the bar with the icons and select customize to add an icon, and interrupt/break should be an option to add.

Re: How to Interrupt/Stop a running thread with sleep() ?!

Quentin — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:33:17 GMT

Actually that menu bar you showed doesn't look like it should be the menu bar associated with a .sas program. If you get to the point where you can see a running man, that is where you would want to add the interrupt icon. Just curious what version of SAS are you using?

Re: How to Interrupt/Stop a running thread with sleep() ?!

hellohere — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:53:40 GMT

Ye, you are right.

If nothing is done, the active window yields to "results", and the "running man" and "break" are gone.

If click .sas right after submit the code, the active window is still on .sas, the "running man" and "break" are still there.

Can stop/interrupt.