I am using EG7.1
I sometimes conditionnaly throw custom errors in my programs by using:
%PUT ERROR: CUSTOM ERROR THROWN BY MACRO;
or alternatively:
DATA _NULL_;
ERROR "ERROR:CUSTOM ERROR THROWN BY DATASTEP";
RUN;
I would expect these errors to appear in the log summary just like normal errors do.
They will show up in the log and a red "X" will show in the program icon but they do not show up in the error list.
Is there anyway to enable them showing in the list ? Perhaps a macro flag that needs to be set ?
Thank you
Prior to EG 7.11, the log summary view did not find errors in the log if there wasn't a space immediately after "ERROR:". So, to workaround, make sure you put a space between "ERROR:" and your error message. This was fixed in EG 7.11, which recognizes errors with or without a space after "ERROR:".
Casey
ps- Fortunately, almost all SAS-generated errors start with "ERROR: " (with a space), so really only an issue for user-written errors.
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Odd. It works they way you want in EG 6.1. User-written error messages are highlighted and show up in the log summary.
Sorry, I was wrong. I didn't actually run the OP posted.
@CaseySmith is correct. When I run:
DATA _NULL_; ERROR "ERROR:CUSTOM ERROR not found by Log Summary"; ERROR "ERROR: CUSTOM ERROR found by Log Summary"; RUN;
In EG 6.1, only the second error message with the space after the colon is caught in the log summary.
Prior to EG 7.11, the log summary view did not find errors in the log if there wasn't a space immediately after "ERROR:". So, to workaround, make sure you put a space between "ERROR:" and your error message. This was fixed in EG 7.11, which recognizes errors with or without a space after "ERROR:".
Casey
ps- Fortunately, almost all SAS-generated errors start with "ERROR: " (with a space), so really only an issue for user-written errors.
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