Syntax error with PROC TRAJ

[PavelTsel92]

Hello,

I am new to sas and running the proc traj analysis. I am trying to run the analysis on a data set i created in excel just creating random numbers to see if my analysis will work. When I run the code that I have obtained from the proc traj site, I get the error that I have in the title. This is the code I use: 

PROC TRAJ DATA=OPPOSITN OUTPLOT=OP OUTSTAT=OS OUT=OF OUTEST=OE ITDETAIL;
    ID ID; VAR O1-O7; INDEP T1-T7;
    MODEL CNORM; MAX 10; NGROUPS 3; ORDER 3 3 3;
RUN;
%TRAJPLOT(OP,OS,'Opposition vs. Scaled Age','Cnorm Model','Opposition','Scaled Age')

This is the code I copied and I switched it to this: 

PROC TRAJ DATA=Sample OUTPLOT=OP OUTSTAT=OS OUT=OF OUTEST=OE ITDETAIL;
ID ID; VAR TO1-TO4; INDEP D1-D4;
MODEL CNORM; MAX 10; NGROUPS 3; ORDER 3 3 3;
RUN;
%TRAJPLOT(OP,OS,'Opposition vs. Scaled Age','Cnorm Model','Opposition','Scaled Age')

Any ideas why it is not working? Thank you!

[ChrisHemedinger]

Maybe a basic question, but have to check....

Have you installed the TRAJ procedure modules?  TRAJ is not included with SAS -- it was developed by 3rd party researchers/developers.  Download is here:

https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/bjones/download.htm

You would need admin access to your SAS environment to install these.

[PavelTsel92]

Hi,

Yes, I have installed everything. When I run the sample data from that site with their code, everything runs smoothly so I just wanted to try doing it with my own data.

[Reeza]

Please post your full  log

[PavelTsel92]

NOTE: WORK.SAMPLE data set was successfully created.
NOTE: The data set WORK.SAMPLE has 10 observations and 9 variables.
1 PROC TRAJ DATA=Sample OUTPLOT=OP OUTSTAT=OS OUT=OF OUTEST=OE ITDETAIL;
2 ID ID; VAR TO1-TO4; INDEP D1-D4;
ERROR: Variable TO1 not found.
3 MODEL CNORM; MAX 10; NGROUPS 3; ORDER 3 3 3;
4 RUN;

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
WARNING: The data set WORK.OP may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there were 0
observations and 0 variables.
WARNING: The data set WORK.OS may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there were 0
observations and 0 variables.
WARNING: The data set WORK.OF may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there were 0
observations and 0 variables.
WARNING: The data set WORK.OE may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there were 0
observations and 0 variables.
NOTE: PROCEDURE TRAJ used (Total process time):
real time 0.01 seconds
cpu time 0.01 seconds

5 %TRAJPLOT(OP,OS,'Opposition vs. Scaled Age','Cnorm Model','Opposition','Scaled Age')

NOTE: Writing HTML Body file: sashtml.htm

NOTE: The data set WORK.CPREDTMP has 0 observations and 1 variables.
NOTE: PROCEDURE CONTENTS used (Total process time):
real time 0.15 seconds
cpu time 0.07 seconds

NOTE: There were 0 observations read from the data set WORK.CPREDTMP.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
real time 0.00 seconds
cpu time 0.00 seconds

NOTE: Deleting WORK.CPREDTMP (memtype=DATA).

NOTE: PROCEDURE DATASETS used (Total process time):
real time 0.00 seconds
cpu time 0.00 seconds

NOTE: Variable pi is uninitialized.
NOTE: There were 0 observations read from the data set WORK.OS.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
real time 0.00 seconds
cpu time 0.01 seconds

WARNING: The value for the ACROSS option must be greater than 0. The specified value will be ignored.
WARNING: Variable T not found in data set WORK.OP.
WARNING: Variable AVG1 not found in data set WORK.OP.
NOTE 137-205: Line generated by the invoked macro "TRAJPLOT".
5 legend1 label=('Group Percents') value=(%unquote(&GpPcts)) across=&Cnt; proc
5 ! gplot data=&PlotFile; title1 &Title1; title2 &Title2; format t 12.2 avg1 12.2;
5 ! plot &aline &pline / overlay legend=legend1; label t=&Xlab;
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22
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, (.

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "TRAJPLOT".
5 legend1 label=('Group Percents') value=(%unquote(&GpPcts)) across=&Cnt; proc
5 ! gplot data=&PlotFile; title1 &Title1; title2 &Title2; format t 12.2 avg1 12.2;
5 ! plot &aline &pline / overlay legend=legend1; label t=&Xlab;
-
76
ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.

NOTE: The previous statement has been deleted.
WARNING: Variable T not found in data set WORK.OP.

WARNING: RUN statement ignored due to previous errors. Submit QUIT; to terminate the procedure.

NOTE: PROCEDURE GPLOT used (Total process time):
real time 0.01 seconds
cpu time 0.01 seconds

[Reeza]

Ok, so you fix errors in the order they appear. The first error is actually:

ERROR: Variable TO1 not found.

Can you please verify that in the data set called, SAMPLE that you have a variable called TO1?

You can do that via PROC CONTENTS. Note that I'm not sure if it's T01 (zero) vs TO1 (letter o). I suspect that's the mistake. 

proc contents data=sample;run;

[PavelTsel92]

Hello,

I have fixed this issue. I changed the T01 to Tes01.

This is the new log:

28 PROC TRAJ DATA=Sample OUTPLOT=OP OUTSTAT=OS OUT=OF OUTEST=OE ITDETAIL;
29 ID ID; VAR Tes01-Tes04; INDEP D1-D4;
30 MODEL CNORM; MAX 10; NGROUPS 3; ORDER 3 3 3;
31 RUN;

*** SAS PROC TRAJ *** Bobby L. Jones, Version Date: Dec 8 2010

ERROR: VAR data is outside of the range of MIN=0.00 and MAX=10.00
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: There were 10 observations read from the data set WORK.SAMPLE.
WARNING: The data set WORK.OP may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there were 0
observations and 0 variables.
WARNING: Data set WORK.OP was not replaced because this step was stopped.
WARNING: The data set WORK.OS may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there were 0
observations and 0 variables.
WARNING: Data set WORK.OS was not replaced because this step was stopped.
WARNING: The data set WORK.OF may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there were 0
observations and 0 variables.
WARNING: Data set WORK.OF was not replaced because this step was stopped.
WARNING: The data set WORK.OE may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there were 0
observations and 0 variables.
WARNING: Data set WORK.OE was not replaced because this step was stopped.
NOTE: PROCEDURE TRAJ used (Total process time):
real time 0.01 seconds
cpu time 0.00 seconds

32 %TRAJPLOT(OP,OS,'Opposition vs. Scaled Age','Cnorm Model','Opposition','Scaled Age')

NOTE: The data set WORK.CPREDTMP has 0 observations and 1 variables.
NOTE: PROCEDURE CONTENTS used (Total process time):
real time 0.00 seconds
cpu time 0.00 seconds

NOTE: There were 0 observations read from the data set WORK.CPREDTMP.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
real time 0.00 seconds
cpu time 0.01 seconds

NOTE: Deleting WORK.CPREDTMP (memtype=DATA).

NOTE: PROCEDURE DATASETS used (Total process time):
real time 0.00 seconds
cpu time 0.00 seconds

NOTE: Variable pi is uninitialized.
NOTE: There were 0 observations read from the data set WORK.OS.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
real time 0.00 seconds
cpu time 0.00 seconds

WARNING: The value for the ACROSS option must be greater than 0. The specified value will be ignored.
WARNING: Variable T not found in data set WORK.OP.
WARNING: Variable AVG1 not found in data set WORK.OP.
NOTE 137-205: Line generated by the invoked macro "TRAJPLOT".
5 legend1 label=('Group Percents') value=(%unquote(&GpPcts)) across=&Cnt; proc
5 ! gplot data=&PlotFile; title1 &Title1; title2 &Title2; format t 12.2 avg1 12.2;
5 ! plot &aline &pline / overlay legend=legend1; label t=&Xlab;
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22
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, (.

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "TRAJPLOT".
5 legend1 label=('Group Percents') value=(%unquote(&GpPcts)) across=&Cnt; proc
5 ! gplot data=&PlotFile; title1 &Title1; title2 &Title2; format t 12.2 avg1 12.2;
5 ! plot &aline &pline / overlay legend=legend1; label t=&Xlab;
-
76
ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.

NOTE: The previous statement has been deleted.
WARNING: Variable T not found in data set WORK.OP.

WARNING: RUN statement ignored due to previous errors. Submit QUIT; to terminate the procedure.

NOTE: PROCEDURE GPLOT used (Total process time):
real time 0.01 seconds
cpu time 0.01 seconds

[Reeza · Accepted solution]

Again..first error:

ERROR: VAR data is outside of the range of MIN=0.00 and MAX=10.00
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: There were 10 observations read from the data set WORK.SAMPLE.

I think this is an error from PROC TRAJ so I would check their documentation regarding the restrictions on the VAR variable and see what you need to change in your data to make it fit within the procedure.

[PavelTsel92]

Thank you so much. This was the issue. It works fine now!

[Reeza]

Please mark this question as solved.