correction needed :

[PierreYvesILY]

dear SAS experts,

I typed:

proc report data=class;
    column name age;
    define name / display;
    define age  / display;
    compute age;
       if age < 65
       then call define (_row_,'style' compute,'style=[background=lightblue]');
    endcomp;
run;

and got the following error message:

1           if age < 65 then call define (_row_,'style' compute,'style=[background=lightblue]');
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2                                                          The SAS System                            16:33 Wednesday, April 28, 2021

                                  253
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: !, !!, &, *, **, +, ',', -, /, <, <=, <>, =, >, ><, >=, AND, EQ, GE, 
              GT, IN, LE, LT, MAX, MIN, NE, NG, NL, NOTIN, OR, ^=, |, ||, ~=.  

ERROR 253-185: The DEFINE subroutine call has too many arguments.

how should I correct the error?

thx,

regards

PY

[PaigeMiller · Accepted solution]

Take the word COMPUTE out of that line.

Please, in the future, when you get an ERROR in the LOG, show us the entire LOG for that PROC or DATA step. Do not show us a portion of the log for that PROC or DATA step.

[PierreYvesILY]

Thank you Paige