Why is only one of my formats saying it cant be found or loaded?

[SM8]

Hey,

So I am new to SAS and really unsure of how SAS saves formats. However, I created multiple formats in the exact same way, which all seem to have been applied smoothly. However, one format (BOsex), will not apply as it says it cant be found or loaded. However, in the log window, the format says it was saved in the library work.formats (as did all of the others). What can I do to apply this format successfully?

[PaigeMiller]

Please show us PROC CONTENTS run on data set Fin.All2 and see if variable BOSEX is numeric or character.

Also please show us the LOG from running your PROC format followed by a data step ... we need to see the entire log from this PROC FORMAT followed by a data step, both the part of the log that contains the code and also the part of the log that shows the error message. Do not chop anything out of the log for this PROC FORMAT followed by a data step; do not edit it in anyway. Copy the log as text and paste it into the window that appears when you click on the {i} icon when you reply here at SAS communities. Please do not skip these steps.

[SM8]

Proc Contents:

ATC	Num	8	BEST.		ATC
ATCBaby	Num	8	BEST.		ATCBaby
ATCBabyDE	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		ATCBabyDE
ATC_DE_Date	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		ATC DE Date
Add	Num	8	BEST.		Add
Anomalies	Num	8	BEST.		Anomalies
BOInsurancetype	Num	8	BEST.		BOInsurancetype
BOOZ	Num	8	BEST.		BOOZ
BORace	Char	1	$1.	$1.	BORace
BOSex	Char	1	$1.	$1.	BOSex
BOWeight	Num	8	BEST.		BOWeight
BOgestation	Num	8	BEST.		BOgestation
Birth	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		Birth
DOB	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		DOB
DOD	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		DOD
Dage	Num	8	BEST.		Dage
Date	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		Date
DateBFend	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		DateBFend
DateBFstart	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		DateBFstart
Disenrolled	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		Disenrolled
Doctor	Char	50	$50.	$50.	Doctor
EPDS_Score	Num	8	BEST.		EPDS_Score
FQHC	Num	8	BEST.		FQHC
HMO	Num	8	BEST.		HMO
IDAge	Num	8	BEST.		IDAge
IDIncome	Num	8	BEST.		IDIncome
IDInsurance	Num	8	BEST.		IDInsurance
IDNUMBER	Char	11	$11.	$11.	IDNUMBER
IDRace	Num	8	FIDRACE.		IDRace
IDcounty	Char	9	$9.	$9.	IDcounty
IDeducat	Num	8	FIDEDUCAT.		IDeducat
IDethnicity	Num	8	FIDETHNICITY.		IDethnicity
IDmarital	Num	8	FIDMARITAL.		IDmarital
Insaddress	Char	1	$1.	$1.	Insaddress
Insmedic	Num	8	BEST.		Insmedic
Insurance	Char	50	$50.	$50.	Insurance
Language	Num	8	BEST.		Language
Last_enroll_date	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		Last_enroll_date
MAge	Num	8	BEST.		MAge
MBirth	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		MBirth
MRace	Num	8	BEST.		MRace
Meducat	Num	8	BEST.		Meducat
Methnicity	Num	8	BEST.		Methnicity
Miscarriage	Num	8	BEST.		Miscarriage
NICU	Num	8	BEST.		NICU
Nicudays	Num	8	BEST.		Nicudays
Numberperson	Num	8	BEST.		Numberperson
POSTBR6	Num	8	BEST.		POSTBR6
POSTCESD	Num	8	BEST.		POSTCESD
POSTCigarette	Num	8	BEST.		POSTCigarette
POSTDate	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		POSTDate
POSTDouching	Num	8	BEST.		POSTDouching
POSTHIV	Num	8	BEST.		POSTHIV
POSTHXbreast	Num	8	BEST.		POSTHXbreast
POSTInfantHIV	Num	8	BEST.		POSTInfantHIV
POSTInfantalcohol	Num	8	BEST.		POSTInfantalcohol
POSTInfantdurg	Num	8	BEST.		POSTInfantdurg
POSTInfanthomeless	Num	8	BEST.		POSTInfanthomeless
POSTInfantinjury	Num	8	BEST.		POSTInfantinjury
POSTInfantmental	Num	8	BEST.		POSTInfantmental
POSTInfantother	Char	50	$50.	$50.	POSTInfantother
POSTLivearrange	Num	8	BEST.		POSTLivearrange
POSTNoChange	Num	8	BEST.		POSTNoChange
POSTOverweight	Num	8	BEST.		POSTOverweight
POSTPA	Num	8	BEST.		POSTPA
POSTPDSS	Num	8	BEST.		POSTPDSS
POSTPSS	Num	8	BEST.		POSTPSS
POSTPremature	Num	8	BEST.		POSTPremature
POSTQuitsmoking	Num	8	BEST.		POSTQuitsmoking
POSTSTD	Num	8	BEST.		POSTSTD
POSTStaff	Num	8	BEST.		POSTStaff
POSTUnderweight	Num	8	BEST.		POSTUnderweight
POSTWorkload	Num	8	BEST.		POSTWorkload
POSTalcohol	Num	8	BEST.		POSTalcohol
POSTasthma	Num	8	BEST.		POSTasthma
POSTbirthcontrol	Num	8	BEST.		POSTbirthcontrol
POSTbreastfed	Num	8	FPOSTBREASTFED.		POSTbreastfed
POSTbreastfeed6m	Num	8	BEST.		POSTbreastfeed6m
POSTcheckup	Num	8	BEST.		POSTcheckup
POSTcholesterol	Num	8	BEST.		POSTcholesterol
POSTcigarette3m	Num	8	BEST.		POSTcigarette3m
POSTcigarette7m	Num	8	BEST.		POSTcigarette7m
POSTcigarettepostpartum	Num	8	BEST.		POSTcigarettepostpartum
POSTdatein	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		POSTdatein
POSTdatequitsmoking	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		POSTdatequitsmoking
POSTdelivery	Num	8	BEST.		POSTdelivery
POSTdevelop	Num	8	BEST.		POSTdevelop
POSTdiabetes	Num	8	FPOSTDIABETES.		POSTdiabetes
POSTdometicviolence	Num	8	BEST.		POSTdometicviolence
POSTdruguse	Num	8	BEST.		POSTdruguse
POSTfamilymember	Num	8	BEST.		POSTfamilymember
POSTfather	Num	8	BEST.		POSTfather
POSTfatherreachable	Num	8	BEST.		POSTfatherreachable
POSTfobt	Num	8	BEST.		POSTfobt
POSThomeless	Num	8	BEST.		POSThomeless
POSThtn	Num	8	FPOSTHTN.		POSThtn
POSTinfantID	Num	8	BEST.		POSTinfantID
POSTinfantasthma	Num	8	BEST.		POSTinfantasthma
POSTinfantgainweight	Num	8	BEST.		POSTinfantgainweight
POSTinfantthrive	Num	8	BEST.		POSTinfantthrive
POSTmental	Num	8	BEST.		POSTmental
POSTothermed	Char	50	$50.	$50.	POSTothermed
POSTperidontal	Num	8	BEST.		POSTperidontal
POSTsickle_cell	Num	8	BEST.		POSTsickle cell
POSTtype1	Num	8	BEST.		POSTtype1
POSTurinaryinfection	Num	8	BEST.		POSTurinaryinfection
POSTvaginosis	Num	8	BEST.		POSTvaginosis
PREACE	Num	8	BEST.		PREACE
PREBMI	Num	8	BEST.		PREBMI
PREBR6	Num	8	BEST.		PREBR6
PRECESD	Num	8	BEST.		PRECESD
PRECigarette	Num	8	BEST.		PRECigarette
PRECigarettebefore	Num	8	BEST.		PRECigarettebefore
PREDate	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		PREDate
PREDouching	Num	8	BEST.		PREDouching
PREEDCdate	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		PREEDCdate
PREHIV	Num	8	BEST.		PREHIV
PREHXofbreast	Char	2	$2.	$2.	PREHXofbreast
PREHcervix	Num	8	BEST.		PREHcervix
PREHdeath	Num	8	BEST.		PREHdeath
PREHfetal	Num	8	BEST.		PREHfetal
PREHpremature	Num	8	BEST.		PREHpremature
PREHpreterm	Num	8	BEST.		PREHpreterm
PREInsurance	Num	8	BEST.		PREInsurance
PREMonthoflastpregnancy	Num	8	BEST.		PREMonthoflastpregnancy
PRENLBWBaby	Num	8	BEST.		PRENLBWBaby
PRENmiscarriage	Num	8	BEST.		PRENmiscarriage
PRENofathersupport	Num	8	BEST.		PRENofathersupport
PREOthersymspec	Char	42	$42.	$42.	PREOthersymspec
PREOverweight	Num	8	BEST.		PREOverweight
PREPSS	Num	8	BEST.		PREPSS
PRESTD	Num	8	BEST.		PRESTD
PREStaff	Num	8	BEST.		PREStaff
PREUnderweight	Num	8	BEST.		PREUnderweight
PREWorkload	Num	8	BEST.		PREWorkload
PREalcohol	Num	8	BEST.		PREalcohol
PREasthma	Num	8	BEST.		PREasthma
PREdatein	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		PREdatein
PREdentalexam	Num	8	BEST.		PREdentalexam
PREdiabetes	Num	8	FPREDIABETES.		PREdiabetes
PREdometicviolence	Num	8	BEST.		PREdometicviolence
PREdruguse	Num	8	BEST.		PREdruguse
PREfamilymember	Num	8	BEST.		PREfamilymember
PREfeet	Num	8	BEST.		PREfeet
PREfirst	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		PREfirst
PREhighrisk	Num	8	BEST.		PREhighrisk
PREhomeless	Num	8	BEST.		PREhomeless
PREhtn	Num	8	FPREHTN.		PREhtn
PREinch	Num	8	BEST.		PREinch
PREinfantID	Num	8	BEST.		PREinfantID
PREmental	Num	8	BEST.		PREmental
PREnext	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		PREnext
PREnumkids	Num	8	BEST.		PREnumkids
PREnumpregnancy	Num	8	BEST.		PREnumpregnancy
PREothermed	Char	50	$50.	$50.	PREothermed
PREperidontal	Num	8	BEST.		PREperidontal
PREsickle_cell	Num	8	BEST.		PREsickle cell
PREstage	Num	8	BEST.		PREstage
PREtovisit	Num	8	BEST.		PREtovisit
PREtype1	Num	8	BEST.		PREtype1
PREurinaryinfection	Num	8	BEST.		PREurinaryinfection
PREvaginosis	Num	8	BEST.		PREvaginosis
PREweight	Num	8	BEST.		PREweight
PREwhyrisk	Char	50	$50.	$50.	PREwhyrisk
PREyearoflastpregnancy	Num	8	BEST.		PREyearoflastpregnancy
Ped	Char	49	$49.	$49.	Ped
RaceEth	Num	8	FRACEETH.
Reenroll	Num	8	BEST.		Reenroll
Safehome	Num	8	BEST.		Safehome
Sameasmail	Num	8	BEST.		Sameasmail
Staff	Num	8	BEST.		Staff
State	Char	2	$2.	$2.	State
With_children	Num	8	BEST.		With_children
ZIP	Char	5	$5.	$5.	ZIP
agegroup	Num	8	**bleep**EGROUP.
bf6mfu	Num	8	BEST.		bf6mfu
birthweightt	Num	8	FBIRTHWEIGHTT.
county2	Char	9
datein	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		datein
dateinspection	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		dateinspection
daterefe	Num	8	MMDDYY10.		daterefe
day	Num	8	BEST.		day
death	Num	8	BEST.		death
fatherdays	Num	8	BEST.		fatherdays
fatherread	Num	8	BEST.		fatherread
feeding	Num	8	BEST.		feeding
immunization	Num	8	BEST.		immunization
incomegroup	Num	8	FINCOMEGROUP.
infantID	Num	8	BEST.		infantID
infantgest	Num	8	FINFANTGEST.
infantweight	Num	8
insaddesss	Char	32	$32.	$32.	insaddesss
insother	Num	8	BEST.		insother
inspolicy	Char	15	$15.	$15.	inspolicy
insrelation	Char	7	$7.	$7.	insrelation
insurancenu	Char	1	$1.	$1.	insurancenu
militar	Num	8	BEST.		militar
month	Num	8	BEST.		month
motherdays	Num	8	BEST.		motherdays
motherread	Num	8	BEST.		motherread
parentsdays	Num	8	BEST.		parentsdays
parentsread	Num	8	BEST.		parentsread
school	Char	29	$29.	$29.	school
source	Num	8	BEST.		source
visits	Num	8	BEST.		visits
week	Num	8	BEST.		week
weeks	Num	8	BEST.		weeks
with_parents	Num	8	BEST.		with_parents
with_roommate	Num	8	BEST.		with_roommate
with_spouse	Num	8	BEST.		with_spouse

[PaigeMiller]

@SM8 

I am going to stress the importance of pasting the log into the window that appears when you click on the {i} icon. This preserves the formatting of the log, so it appears to us exactly as you see it, and greatly improves our ability to understand what the log is telling us.

Please make our job easier by following these instructions.

[SM8]

119  proc format;
120  value fIDrace
121  1 = 'Black'
122  2 = 'White'
123  3 = 'Asian'
124  4 = 'NativeAM'
125  5 = 'HawaiianPI'
126  6 = 'Multi'
127  7 = 'Other'
128  ;
NOTE: Format FIDRACE has been output.
129  value **bleep**egroup
130  1 = '<20'
131  2 = '20-24'
132  3 = '25-29'
133  4 = '30-34'
134  5 = '35-39'
135  6 = '40+'
136  ;
NOTE: Format **bleep**EGROUP has been output.
137  value fIDethnicity
138  1 = 'Non-Hisp'
139  2 = 'Hisp'
140  ;
NOTE: Format FIDETHNICITY has been output.
141  value fIDmarital
142  1 = 'Single'
143  2 = 'Separated'
144  3 = 'Divorced'
145  4 = 'Widowed'
146  5 = 'Married'
147  ;
NOTE: Format FIDMARITAL has been output.
148  value fincomegroup
149  1 = 'Less than 10000'
150  2 = 'Between 10000-14999'
151  3 = 'Between 15000-19999'
152  4 = 'Between 20000-24999'
153  5 = 'Between 25000-34999'
154  6 = 'Between 35000-49999'
155  7 = 'Between 50000-74999'
156  8 = '75000 and up'
157  ;
NOTE: Format FINCOMEGROUP has been output.
158  value fraceeth
159  11 = 'Black'
160  12 = 'Hispanic'
161  21 = 'White'
162  31 = 'Asian/PI/Hawaiian'
163  41 = 'Native American'
164  61 = 'Multi/Other'
165  ;
NOTE: Format FRACEETH has been output.
166  value fIDeducat
167  0 = 'None'
168  1 = 'Less than HS'
169  2 = 'Less than HS'
170  3 = 'Less than HS'
171  4 = 'Less than HS'
172  5 = 'Less than HS'
173  6 = 'Less than HS'
174  7 = 'Less than HS'
175  8 = 'Less than HS'
176  9 = 'High School'
177  10 = 'High School'
178  11 = 'High School'
179  12 = 'High School'
180  13 = 'More than HS'
181  14 = 'More than HS'
182  15 = 'More than HS'
183  16 = 'More than HS'
184  17 = 'More than HS'
185  18 = 'More than HS'
186  22 = 'More than HS'
187  ;
NOTE: Format FIDEDUCAT has been output.
188  value fPostbreastfed
189  0 = 'No'
190  1 = 'Yes'
191  ;
NOTE: Format FPOSTBREASTFED has been output.
192  value finfantgest
193  1 = 'PTB'
194  2 = 'FTB'
195  ;
NOTE: Format FINFANTGEST has been output.
196  value fBOsex
197  1 = 'Boy'
198  2 = 'Girl'
199  3 = 'Unknown'
200  ;
NOTE: Format FBOSEX has been output.
201  value fPrehtn
202  0 = 'No'
203  1 = 'Yes'
204  ;
NOTE: Format FPREHTN has been output.
205  value fPosthtn
206  0 = 'No'
207  1 = 'Yes'
208  ;
NOTE: Format FPOSTHTN has been output.
209  value fPrediabetes
210  0 = 'No'
211  1 = 'Yes'
212  ;
NOTE: Format FPREDIABETES has been output.
213  value fPostdiabetes
214  0 = 'No'
215  1 = 'Yes'
216  ;
NOTE: Format FPOSTDIABETES has been output.
217  value fbirthweightt
218  1 = 'LBW'
219  2 = 'NBW'
220  3 = 'MBW'
221  ;
NOTE: Format FBIRTHWEIGHTT has been output.
222  run;

NOTE: PROCEDURE FORMAT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.05 seconds
      cpu time            0.06 seconds


223
224  data Fin.All2;
225  set Fin.All2;
226  format BOsex fBOsex. IDRace fIDrace. Agegroup **bleep**egroup. IDEthnicity fIDEthnicity. IDMarital
                  -------
                  48
226! fIDMarital. Incomegroup fIncomegroup. IDEducat fIDEducat. Raceeth fraceeth. Postbreastfed
226! fpostbreastfed. Infantgest finfantgest. birthweightt fbirthweightt. Prehtn fPrehtn. Posthtn
226! fPosthtn. Prediabetes fPrediabetes. Postdiabetes fPostdiabetes.;
ERROR 48-59: The format $FBOSEX was not found or could not be loaded.

227  run;

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
WARNING: The data set FIN.ALL2 may be incomplete.  When this step was stopped there were 0
         observations and 210 variables.
WARNING: Data set FIN.ALL2 was not replaced because this step was stopped.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
      real time           0.10 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds

[PaigeMiller · Accepted solution]

Thank you! That's much more readable.

ERROR 48-59: The format $FBOSEX was not found or could not be loaded.

Note the $ in front of FBOSEX, this is because you are trying to assign a format to the character variable FBOSEX, and so SAS is looking for a character format named $FBOSEX which doesn't exist. When you create character formats, these formats must begin with a $.

But you have created a format for a numeric variable called FBOSEX (no dollar sign). You have to go back to your PROC FORMAT and change FBOSEX to $FBOSEX and also use character strings (in quotes) to the left of the = sign.

[SM8]

Sorry! I'm still learning how to work the site. But thank you so much, that worked!

[SM8]

proc format;
value fIDrace 
1 = 'Black'
2 = 'White'
3 = 'Asian'
4 = 'NativeAM'
5 = 'HawaiianPI'
6 = 'Multi'
7 = 'Other'
; 
value agegroup
1 = '<20'
2 = '20-24'
3 = '25-29'
4 = '30-34'
5 = '35-39'
6 = '40+'
;
value fIDethnicity
1 = 'Non-Hisp'
2 = 'Hisp'
;
value fIDmarital
1 = 'Single'
2 = 'Separated'
3 = 'Divorced'
4 = 'Widowed'
5 = 'Married'
; 
value fincomegroup 
1 = 'Less than 10000'
2 = 'Between 10000-14999'
3 = 'Between 15000-19999'
4 = 'Between 20000-24999'
5 = 'Between 25000-34999'
6 = 'Between 35000-49999'
7 = 'Between 50000-74999'
8 = '75000 and up'
;
value fraceeth
11 = 'Black'
12 = 'Hispanic'
21 = 'White'
31 = 'Asian/PI/Hawaiian'
41 = 'Native American'
61 = 'Multi/Other'
;
value fIDeducat
0 = 'None'
1 = 'Less than HS'
2 = 'Less than HS'
3 = 'Less than HS'
4 = 'Less than HS'
5 = 'Less than HS'
6 = 'Less than HS'
7 = 'Less than HS'
8 = 'Less than HS'
9 = 'High School'
10 = 'High School'
11 = 'High School'
12 = 'High School'
13 = 'More than HS'
14 = 'More than HS'
15 = 'More than HS'
16 = 'More than HS'
17 = 'More than HS'
18 = 'More than HS'
22 = 'More than HS'
;
value fPostbreastfed
0 = 'No'
1 = 'Yes'
;
value finfantgest
1 = 'PTB'
2 = 'FTB'
;
value fBOsex
1 = 'Boy'
2 = 'Girl'
3 = 'Unknown'
;
value fPrehtn
0 = 'No'
1 = 'Yes'
;
value fPosthtn
0 = 'No'
1 = 'Yes'
;
value fPrediabetes
0 = 'No'
1 = 'Yes'
;
value fPostdiabetes
0 = 'No'
1 = 'Yes'
;
value fbirthweightt
1 = 'LBW'
2 = 'NBW'
3 = 'MBW'
;
run;

data Fin.All2;
set Fin.All2;
format BOsex fBOsex. IDRace fIDrace. Agegroup **bleep**egroup. IDEthnicity fIDEthnicity. IDMarital fIDMarital. Incomegroup fIncomegroup. IDEducat fIDEducat. Raceeth fraceeth. Postbreastfed fpostbreastfed. Infantgest finfantgest. birthweightt fbirthweightt. Prehtn fPrehtn. Posthtn fPosthtn. Prediabetes fPrediabetes. Postdiabetes fPostdiabetes.;
run;