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Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

How Do I Clear Legacy SAS Code

Posted 08-13-2018 01:44 PM (854 views)

I am getting an error :

The quoted string currently being processed has become more than 262 bytes long.

I ran a program successfully a number of times. Then I added a macro, and forgot to include the %mend. Now I can run a single data step and it still is giving me a Error message. I thought that the command was Clear;Run; But it is not. I need to deactivate code that I have run in the past.

Thanks,

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Super User

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Re: How Do I Clear Legacy SAS Code

Posted 08-13-2018 01:47 PM (908 views) | In reply to BrentonCSmith

You can try the magic string:

;*';*";*/;quit;

You may need a %mend as well.

Or you may have to restart SAS unfortunately.

Some more details and options are noted here:

https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/2013/08/19/errors-that-cause-sas-to-freeze.html

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Super User

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Re: How Do I Clear Legacy SAS Code

Posted 08-13-2018 01:47 PM (909 views) | In reply to BrentonCSmith

You can try the magic string:

;*';*";*/;quit;

You may need a %mend as well.

Or you may have to restart SAS unfortunately.

Some more details and options are noted here:

https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/2013/08/19/errors-that-cause-sas-to-freeze.html