Proc Sort error

[cjohnson]

I am trying to run a simple proc sort, and if I add the descending option, it errors:

14 PROC SORT DATA=GOVERNING_CLASS;
15 BY LR descending;
_
22
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, _ALL_, _CHARACTER_, _CHAR_, _NUMERIC_.
16 RUN;
ERROR: Variable NAME not found.


However, this runs fine:

PROC SORT DATA=GOVERNING_CLASS;
BY LR;
RUN;

Any ideas? I am running SAS 9.1, EG 4.1, and just installed the newest hotfix for errors.

Thanks,
Chris

[data_null__]

The keyword DESCENDING goes before the variable that you want to sort descending.

[cjohnson]

Thanks!!!