Error when trying to use python code in sas

[kashlik123]

I want to run a python file from SAS EG using the PROC FCMP procedure, however declaring the python object  SAS gives me a syntax error even on the most basic component (see below):

proc fcmp;
declare object py(python);
run;

Running this gives me the following errors:

NOTE: Writing HTML(EGHTML) Body file: EGHTML
27         
28         
29         proc fcmp;
30         declare object py(python);
                   ______
                   22
                   76
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: HASH, HITER.  
ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.
31         run;

NOTE: Execution aborted because of errors in program.
      Reenter the corrected program or enter "QUIT;" to exit procedure.

Can anyone please help

[ErikLund_Jensen · Accepted solution]

Hi @kashlik123 

Just an idea: Calling Phyton functions from FCMP came with 9.4 M6, so it wouldn't work in M5 or older.

[Kurt_Bremser]

Run this:

%put &sysvlong;

and post the log.

[kashlik123]

9.03.01M1P110211

[ballardw]

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@kashlik123 wrote:

9.03.01M1P110211

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That is SAS 9.3 and way before any of the Python stuff is available

[kashlik123]

I tried running the same code on a different server with SAS 9.4. Here are the results:

30         %put &sysvlong;
9.04.01M3P062415
31         


32         proc fcmp;
33         declare object py(python);
ERROR: Object type 'python' not found for object creation.
34         quit;

Any idea what might cause this?

[Kurt_Bremser]

M3 means maintenance level 3, so still too old. Current ML is 9.4M7.

[Tom]

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@kashlik123 wrote:

I tried running the same code on a different server with SAS 9.4. Here are the results:

30         %put &sysvlong;
9.04.01M3P062415
31         


32         proc fcmp;
33         declare object py(python);
ERROR: Object type 'python' not found for object creation.
34         quit;

Any idea what might cause this?

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You are using a 10 year old version of SAS.

https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/2013/08/02/how-old-is-your-version-of-sas-release-dates-for-sas-so...