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kcodo
Obsidian | Level 7

i got this error message

 

ERROR 217-322: Invalid statement due to first character being unprintable (hexadecimal representation: EFBFBC4D4F44454C).

 

when i run this code 

proc glm data=mydata; 
class group ;
model minTC_ave_mean=Age / EFFECTSIZE alpha=0.05; run;

what is the problem? any help much appreciated

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Reeza
Super User

Did you copy and paste the code from somewhere? 
If so, try typing it out instead. Sometimes, because its a browser, there are hidden characters that don't show up the way you expect, especially if copying from a website or PDF file. 

kcodo
Obsidian | Level 7

 I run; quit; by itself, and re-run the the whole code and it seems to work now. thanks for your help~!

satya7777
Fluorite | Level 6

I too had the same issue. I did the format code and after that it worked like a charm.

It may also work for you.

DidierULaval
Calcite | Level 5
The auto-format code trick worked for me!
DrAbhijeetSafai
Pyrite | Level 9

I was able to solve this issue for me by following way. 

I downloaded the file in which code was saved. Opened the file, copied the code and pasted the entire code in a notepad file. Now when I am copying the code from notepad file, this issue is resolved. Thanks.

Dr. Abhijeet Safai
Associate Data Analyst
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