topic Re: SAS :Debug Options in SAS Procedures

SAS :Debug Options

deleted_user — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:55:28 GMT

Ques: Debug For data step used in Macros...

If i have 100or more of data steps ....how can i debug rather using for each datastep /debug ? Any other options to trace the code ??

For valuable suggestions & replies...
Thanks in advance ....
giri

Re: SAS :Debug Options

sbb — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:03:11 GMT

You can add SAS log diagnostic statements such as PUTLOG either with _ALL_; or selected SAS variables -- and when you have multiple per DATA step, you can use a "tag" identifier placed in the PUTLOG, such as:

PUTLOG ">DIAG1>" / _ALL_;

Of course, other techniques for "abbreviated" processing exist for testing, such as using:

OPTIONS OBS=nnn; /* limit processing to nnn observations */

Then you may also need the stmt below later depending on your DATA/PROC step flow:

OPTIONS OBS=MAX;

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

Re: SAS :Debug Options

Peter_C — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:24:54 GMT

I cannot imagine your challenge ~ debugging 100+ data steps ~ but can offer a systematic way to debug all data steps.[pre] option dsoptions= debug ;[/pre]Switch off the setting with[pre] option dsoptions= nodebug ; [/pre]
PeterC

Re: SAS :Debug Options

deleted_user — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:33:44 GMT

Thanks for ur reply...

Re: SAS :Debug Options

deleted_user — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:36:18 GMT

your information helped me .. Thanks ..