ERROR: Insufficient space in file. is damaged. I/O processing did not complete.

[fatemeh]

Hi.i am running a macro function in sas9.4 , when i execute the macro function for small data it gives me the correct answer but when i enter a big data which is 12000 columns it gives me error that the file is damaged and the processing did not completed .why it does not process?is it because of lack of memory capacity ?.appreciate any help.

[ballardw]

You should show the code you are using. Best to run the macro with options Mprint Symbolgen; and then copy and paste the log with code and the error messages into a code box here using the forum {i} menu icon to preserve formatting of error messages.

I will say the 12,000 variables sounds like a bit much for most analysis.