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ManitobaMoose
Quartz | Level 8

Hi,

 

I cannot figure out why this is being generated. Everything looks ok to me.

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First, here is the learn.errors file:

libname Learn '/folders/myfolders/Learn' ;

data learn.errors;
   input Subj : $3.
         PartNumber $8.
         Name & $20.;
datalines;
001 L1232 Nichole Brown
0a2 L887X Fred Beans
003 12321 Alfred 2 Nice
004 abcde Mary Bumpers
X89 8888S Gill Sandford
;

 

Second, here is the code that is giving me a 'file mixed_data.data does not exist' error:

 

libname Learn '/folders/myfolders/Learn' ;

Data Check1 ;
    Set Learn.Errors ;
    If anyalpha(Subj) then output mixed_data ;
    else output only_nums ;
run ;

proc print data=mixed_data noobs ;
run ;;

 

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In my understanding, the anyalpha(subj) should produce a file with the datalines from the learn.errors set in which the Subj has letters in it. Why is this creating this error?

 

Thanks!

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Reeza
Super User

Output data sets need to be named on the DATA statement. 

 

Data mixed_data only_nums;

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Reeza
Super User

Output data sets need to be named on the DATA statement. 

 

Data mixed_data only_nums;

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