topic Re: don't run next step if previous step gets any error in SAS Procedures

don't run next step if previous step gets any error

thanikondharish — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 05:00:35 GMT

%macro test1;
data ex1 ;
set sashelp.class;
where sex='F'
run;
%mend ;

%macro test2;
data ex2 ;
set sashelp.class;
where sex='M' ;
run;
%mend ;

%test1;
%test2;

I wrote two macro applications If i run the 2 macro applications don't run second application because there is one syntax error in the

first macro application.

Note: If any error in the step don't run the next step

Re: don't run next step if previous step gets any error

WarrenKuhfeld — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 05:53:06 GMT

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Continue-after-errors/td-p/43386

To avoid this see the nosyntaxcheck option.

Re: don't run next step if previous step gets any error

Kurt_Bremser — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 07:18:31 GMT

Since 9.4M5, you can use

%if
%then %do;
.......
%end;

in open code. Use the automatic variable &syscc to determine the current error (return code) status of your SAS session. Hint: you can reset &syscc yourself:

%let syscc=0;

Re: don't run next step if previous step gets any error

thanikondharish — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 08:24:35 GMT

Not only syntax error if anytype of error comes in first step don't run
second step

Re: don't run next step if previous step gets any error

Tom — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 19:43:13 GMT

How are you running your program?

If you are just submitting the program from the command line then try just setting the ERRORABEND option and SAS will stop on the first error.

Note this doesn't work well if you are using some type of interactive process to run your SAs code. Such as Enterprise Guide or SAS/Studio of SAS Display Manager.