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SureshKasturi
Calcite | Level 5

Hi everyone,

How to clear syserrortext macro vaiable?

data se%;

test = "&syserrortext";

run;

DATA SE%;

      
              22
              200

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, a quoted string, (, /, ;, _DATA_, _LAST_, _NULL_. 

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

this is correct for resolving macro,

data  clear;

sett="&syserrortext ";

run;

proc sql;

select count(*)  into : error from clear;

run;

%macro test;

%if &error >0 %then %do;

data test;

set sashelp.class;

run;

%end;

%else %if &error=0 %then %do;

Successfully Generated;

%end;

%mend;

%test;

here , syserrortext affecting second program

data set;

set sashelp.class;

run;

data  clear12;

sett="&syserrortext ";

run;

proc sql;

select count(*)  into : error from clear;

run;

%macro test;

%if &error >0 %then %do;

data test;

set sashelp.class;

run;

%end;

%else %if &error=0 %then %do;

Successfully Generated;

%end;

%mend;

%test;

please help me, to clear syserortext macrovaribale.

Thanks in advance

1 REPLY 1
RichardDeVen
Barite | Level 11

Automatic macro variable SYSERRORTEXT is a read-only variable.  The only way I have found to reset SYSERRORTEXT to blank is to log a blank error message. Not super useful because of the extra ERROR: line in the log file.

 

Also, SYSERRORTEXT captures only the last ERROR: line logged.

 

Example:

 

options nosource;
libname xyz abc "123"; %put &=SYSERRORTEXT; %if %length(&SYSERRORTEXT) %then %do; %put ERROR: %str( ); %end; %put &=SYSERRORTEXT;

will log

ERROR: The ABC engine cannot be found.
ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.
SYSERRORTEXT=Error in the LIBNAME statement.
ERROR:
SYSERRORTEXT=

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