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helper27
Calcite | Level 5

 

Hi, I am trying to get slipper product in first 50 observation and I am using following syntax.However it showing error message

22
ERROR 22-7: Invalid option name (.
 

proc print data=sashelp.shoes (where=(product="Slipper") (obs=50);
run;

 

Kindly help. Thanks in advance!

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Reeza
Super User

You have 3 open parenthesis and only 2 closing parenthesis. 

 

proc print data=sashelp.shoes ( where=(product="Slipper") obs=50 ) ;

You don't need extra parentheses around the obs option.


@helper27 wrote:

 

Hi, I am trying to get slipper product in first 50 observation and I am using following syntax.However it showing error message

22
ERROR 22-7: Invalid option name (.
 

proc print data=sashelp.shoes where=(product="Slipper") (obs=50) ;
run;

 

Kindly help. Thanks in advance!


 

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