Hi, I have started learning SAS. When i type the below
put 'I am here';
I am expecting "I am here" to be written to log.
But Put statement is not incorporating blue color and after running it gives error: Statement is not valid or used out of proper order. But %put is working (macro). Any suggestions pls.
Try:
Data _NULL_;
put "'I am here'";
Run;
%Put 'I am here';
PUT needs to be used in a data step.
%PUT can be used anywhere.
The PUT Statement is valid only in a DATA step and can not be used in "open code" or in procedure steps.
That's why you need the DATA and RUN statements around it.
To add, you talk about the coloring of items in the log. This is defined based on a set of rules, for instance ERROR: text will come out red, WARNING: will come out green. Your code will appear (if default install) as black font in the log, NOTEs will appear in blue and error/warning as above. This is just for highlighting information points and doesn't affect anything.
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