topic Re: proc mi Floating "Point Zero Divide" in SAS Procedures

proc mi Floating "Point Zero Divide"

sasuser1000 — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:22:19 GMT

I am getting some weird error while running proc mi :"ERROR: Floating Point Zero Divide"

proc mi data=WITHSIC2 seed=7545417 nimpute=5 out=WORK.SIC2imputefive;
class SIC2_CODE;
monotone reg( &varlist4)

discrim( SIC2_CODE= &varlist4/ details);
var &varlist4 SIC2_CODE;
run;

Did anyone run into a similar issue?

Error Message:
505 proc mi data=WITHSIC2 seed=7545417 nimpute=5 out=WORK.SIC2imputefive;
506 class SIC2_CODE;
507 monotone reg( &varlist4)
508 discrim( SIC2_CODE= &varlist4/ details);
509 var &varlist4 SIC2_CODE;
510 run;

WARNING: The imputed variable EMPLOYEES_TOTAL in the MONOTONE statement is the leading variable
in the VAR list. Missing values for this variable will not be imputed.
ERROR: Floating Point Zero Divide.
ERROR: Termination due to Floating Point Exception
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
WARNING: The data set WORK.SIC2IMPUTEFIVE may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there
were 0 observations and 26 variables.
WARNING: Data set WORK.SIC2IMPUTEFIVE was not replaced because this step was stopped.

Re: proc mi Floating "Point Zero Divide"

Tim_SAS — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:25:59 GMT

For this kind of problem you should open a track with Technical Support.

Re: proc mi Floating "Point Zero Divide"

sasuser1000 — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:52:47 GMT

I did but didn't get any answer.
Anyway, i fixed the problem

Re: proc mi Floating "Point Zero Divide"

MasterControlProgram — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:39:07 GMT

How did you fix it???????????????????????????

There doesn't seem to be much help for the PROC MI instance of this error. I did notice a page that says when this error is encountered in another context that the solution is to apply the following hotfix:

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B25.html#42783

I myself am on a managed terminal so I can't apply it at this moment but I am trying to get through the red tape to do so.