After reading your response and re-reviewing my code, I'm starting to think the problem may be an error in the code that created the dataset I am trying to export, but I still can't figure out what it might be. I've included both the code (pared down to two variables for the sake of brevity) and the log. ********************************************************************************;
*RENAME VARIABLES IN A NEW DATASET ;
********************************************************************************;
data work.data_dict;
/*Rename variables*/
set work.data_all(rename=(
sddsrvyr = cycle
ridstatr = status
riagendr = sex
ridreth1 = race_eth
dmdmartl = marital
));
run;
********************************************************************************;
*GENERATE FREQUENCIES ;
********************************************************************************;
*INTERVIEW AND MEC STATUS;
/* Step 1: Frequency of variable by cycle */
proc freq data=work.data_dict noprint;
tables cycle * status / out=freq_status(drop=percent);
run;
/* Step 2: Standardize and add variable name */
data freq_status;
length variable $32;
set freq_status(rename=(status = value count = count));
variable = "status";
run;
/* Step 3: View or export */
proc print data=freq_status; title "Frequencies for status by cycle"; run;
*SEX;
/* Step 1: Frequency of variable by cycle */
proc freq data=work.data_dict noprint;
tables cycle * sex / out=freq_sex(drop=percent);
run;
/* Step 2: Standardize and add variable name */
data freq_sex;
length variable $32;
set freq_sex(rename=(sex = value count = count));
variable = "sex";
run;
/* Step 3: View or export */
proc print data=freq_sex; title "Frequencies for sex by cycle"; run;
*RACE-ETHNICITY;
/* Step 1: Frequency of variable by cycle */
proc freq data=work.data_dict noprint;
tables cycle * race_eth / out=freq_race_eth(drop=percent);
run;
/* Step 2: Standardize and add variable name */
data freq_race_eth;
length variable $32;
set freq_race_eth(rename=(race_eth = value count = count));
variable = "race_eth";
run;
/* Step 3: View or export */
proc print data=freq_race_eth; title "Frequencies for race_eth by cycle"; run;
********************************************************************************;
*ADD VALUE LABELS TO CODES ;
********************************************************************************;
*DEFINE THE FORMATS;
proc format;
value cyclef
5 = "2007-08"
6 = "2009-10"
7 = "2011-12"
8 = "2013-14"
9 = "2015-16"
10 = "2017-18";
value statusf
1 = "Interviewed only"
2 = "Both interviewed and MEC examined";
value sexf
1 = "Male"
2 = "Female";
value race_ethf
1 = "Mexican American"
2 = "Other Hispanic"
3 = "Non-Hispanic White"
4 = "Non-Hispanic Black"
5 = "Other Race - Including Multi-Racial";
run;
*APPLY THE FORMATS;
data work.data_dict_labeled;
set work.data_dict;
format
cycle cyclef.
status statusf.
sex sexf.
race_eth race_ethf.
;
run;
*****************************************************************************************;
*Create a combined long-format frequency table of multiple variables by survey cycle *;
* that include the NHANES cycle, name, values, and frequency counts for each variable *; *;
*****************************************************************************************;
*Step 1: Create a global macro variable (&vars) with the list of variables being processed;
%let vars = status sex race_eth;
*Step 2: Create an empty output table;
data all_freqs;
length cycle 8 variable $32 value $100 count 8;
stop;
run;
*Step 3: Define the macro to loop over variables;
%macro freq_by_cycle;
%local i vars;
*Step 4: Loop through the variable list;
%let i = 1;
%do %while(%scan(&vars, &i) ne );
%let var = %scan(&vars, &i);
*Step 5: Create a frequency table;
proc freq data=work.data_dict_labeled noprint;
tables cycle * &vars / out=freq_temp(drop=percent);
run;
*Step 6: Reshape the output;
data freq_temp;
set freq_temp;
length variable $32 value $100;
variable = "&vars";
value = vvaluex(symget("vars"));
keep cycle variable value count;
run;
*Step 7: Append the result;
proc append base=all_freqs data=freq_temp force; run;
*Step 8: Finish the loop;
%let i = %eval(&i + 1);
%end;
%mend freq_by_cycle;
*Step 9: Run the macro;
%freq_by_cycle;
*EXPORT THE NEW DATASET;
%CreateDataDictionary(lib=work, data=data_dict_labeled, out=nhanes_dict);
ods excel file="/home/u58028236/myfolders/nhanes_dict.xlsx" options(sheet_name="Data Dictionary");
proc print data=nhanes_dict noobs label;
run;
ods excel close;
proc export data=all_freqs
outfile="~/myfolders/freq_status.csv"
dbms=csv
replace;
run;
1 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
2 TITLE;
NOTE: The quoted string currently being processed has become more than 262 bytes long. You might have unbalanced quotation marks.
3 FOOTNOTE;
4 OPTIONS LOCALE=en_US DFLANG=LOCALE;
5 DATA _NULL_;
6 RUN;
7 OPTIONS VALIDVARNAME=ANY;
8 OPTIONS VALIDMEMNAME=EXTEND;
86 &GRAPHTERM; ;*';*";*/;RUN;QUIT;
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49
NOTE 49-169: The meaning of an identifier after a quoted string might change in a future SAS release. Inserting white space
between a quoted string and the succeeding identifier is recommended.
9 FILENAME _HTMLOUT TEMP;
10 FILENAME _GSFNAME TEMP;
11 FILENAME _DATAOUT TEMP;
12 %LET SYSCC=0;
13 %LET _CLIENTAPP='SAS Studio';
14 %LET _CLIENTAPPABREV=Studio;
15 %LET _CLIENTAPPVERSION=3.81;
16 %LET _CLIENTVERSION=3.81;
NOTE: The quoted string currently being processed has become more than 262 bytes long. You might have unbalanced quotation marks.
17 %LET _CLIENTMODE=wip;
18 %LET _SASSERVERNAME=%BQUOTE(SASApp);
19 %LET _SASHOSTNAME=%BQUOTE(odaws01-usw2);
20 %LET _SASPROGRAMFILEHOST=%BQUOTE(odaws01-usw2);
21 %LET _CLIENTUSERID=%BQUOTE(u58028236);
22 %LET _CLIENTUSERNAME=%BQUOTE(u58028236);
23 %LET CLIENTMACHINE=%BQUOTE(71.178.159.63);
24 %LET _CLIENTMACHINE=%BQUOTE(71.178.159.63);
25 %let SASWORKLOCATION="%sysfunc(getoption(work))/";
26 FILENAME _CWD '.'
_
49
26 ! ;
NOTE 49-169: The meaning of an identifier after a quoted string might change in a future SAS release. Inserting white space
between a quoted string and the succeeding identifier is recommended.
27 DATA _NULL_;
28 CALL SYMPUT('_SASWORKINGDIR',PATHNAME('_CWD'));
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49
NOTE 49-169: The meaning of an identifier after a quoted string might change in a future SAS release. Inserting white space
between a quoted string and the succeeding identifier is recommended.
29 RUN;
30 FILENAME _CWD;
NOTE: The quoted string currently being processed has become more than 262 bytes long. You might have unbalanced quotation marks.
31
32 %LET _SASPROGRAMFILE = %NRQUOTE(%NRSTR(/home/u58028236/Replications/Bhargava_2025/Data
32 ! Dictionary/Data_Dictionary_SAS_Code_abbreviated.sas));
33 %LET _BASEURL = %BQUOTE(https://odamid-usw2.oda.sas.com/SASStudio/);
28 CALL SYMPUT('_SASWORKINGDIR',PATHNAME('_CWD'));
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49
NOTE 49-169: The meaning of an identifier after a quoted string might change in a future SAS release. Inserting white space
between a quoted string and the succeeding identifier is recommended.
34 %LET _EXECENV=SASStudio;
35 DATA _NULL_;
36 CALL SYMPUT("GRAPHINIT","");
37 CALL SYMPUT("GRAPHTERM","");
38 RC=TSLVL('SASXGOPT','N');
39 _ERROR_=0;
40 IF (RC^=' ') THEN DO;
41 CALL SYMPUT("GRAPHINIT","GOPTIONS RESET=ALL GSFNAME=_GSFNAME;");
42 CALL SYMPUT("GRAPHTERM","GOPTIONS NOACCESSIBLE;");
43 END;
44 RUN;
45 DATA _NULL_;
46 RC=SYSPROD("PRODNUM002");
47 IF (RC^=1) THEN DO;
NOTE: The quoted string currently being processed has become more than 262 bytes long. You might have unbalanced quotation marks.
48 CALL SYMPUT("GRAPHINIT","");
49 CALL SYMPUT("GRAPHTERM","");
50 END;
51 RUN;
52 %LET _DATAOUT_MIME_TYPE=;
53 %LET _DATAOUT_NAME=;
54 %LET _DATAOUT_TABLE=;
55 %LET _DATAOUT_URL=;
56 %SYMDEL _DATAOUT_MIME_TYPE _DATAOUT_NAME _DATAOUT_URL _DATAOUT_TABLE;
57 %LET _SASWS_ = %BQUOTE(/home/u58028236);
40 IF (RC^=' ') THEN DO;
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49
NOTE 49-169: The meaning of an identifier after a quoted string might change in a future SAS release. Inserting white space
between a quoted string and the succeeding identifier is recommended.
58 %LET _SASWSTEMP_=%BQUOTE(/home/u58028236/.sasstudio/.images/73bf4c39-6975-4bd6-9304-c7206d68048f);
59 ODS LISTING CLOSE;
60 ODS AUTONAVIGATE OFF;
61 ODS GRAPHICS ON;
62 ODS HTML5 (ID=WEB) DEVICE=PNG GPATH="&_SASWSTEMP_" ENCODING=utf8 FILE=_HTMLOUT (TITLE='Results:
62 ! Data_Dictionary_SAS_Code_abbreviated.sas') STYLE=Htmlblue OPTIONS(BITMAP_MODE='INLINE' OUTLINE='ON' SVG_MODE='INLINE'
_______________________________________ ___________ ____________
49 49 49
62 ! CSS_PREFIX='.ods_73bf4c39-6975-4bd6-9304-c7206d68048f' BODY_ID='div_73bf4c39-6975-4bd6-9304-c7206d68048f' );
NOTE 49-169: The meaning of an identifier after a quoted string might change in a future SAS release. Inserting white space
between a quoted string and the succeeding identifier is recommended.
63 &GRAPHINIT;
64 OPTIONS FIRSTOBS=1;
65 OPTIONS OBS=MAX;
66 OPTIONS DTRESET DATE NUMBER NOTES;
NOTE: The quoted string currently being processed has become more than 262 bytes long. You might have unbalanced quotation marks.
67 %put %bquote(NOTE: ODS statements in the SAS Studio environment may disable some output features.);
68 OPTIONS NOTES STIMER SOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
69
70 data work.data_dict;
71 /*Rename variables*/
72 set work.data_all(rename=(
73 sddsrvyr = cycle
74 ridstatr = status
75 riagendr = sex
76 ridreth1 = race_eth
77 dmdmartl = marital
78 ));
79 run;
80
81
82 ********************************************************************************;
83 *GENERATE FREQUENCIES;
84 ********************************************************************************;
85
86
87 *INTERVIEW AND MEC STATUS;
88
89 /* Step 1: Frequency of variable by cycle */
90 proc freq data=work.data_dict noprint;
91 tables cycle * status / out=freq_status(drop=percent);
92 run;
93
94 /* Step 2: Standardize and add variable name */
95 data freq_status;
96 length variable $32;
97 set freq_status(rename=(status = value count = count));
98 variable = "status";
99 run;
100
101 /* Step 3: View or export */
102 proc print data=freq_status; title "Frequencies for status by cycle"; run;
103
104
105 *SEX;
106
107 /* Step 1: Frequency of variable by cycle */
108 proc freq data=work.data_dict noprint;
109 tables cycle * sex / out=freq_sex(drop=percent);
110 run;
111
112 /* Step 2: Standardize and add variable name */
113 data freq_sex;
114 length variable $32;
115 set freq_sex(rename=(sex = value count = count));
116 variable = "sex";
117 run;
118
119 /* Step 3: View or export */
120 proc print data=freq_sex; title "Frequencies for sex by cycle"; run;
121
122
123
124
125 *RACE-ETHNICITY;
126
127 /* Step 1: Frequency of variable by cycle */
128 proc freq data=work.data_dict noprint;
129 tables cycle * race_eth / out=freq_race_eth(drop=percent);
130 run;
131
132 /* Step 2: Standardize and add variable name */
133 data freq_race_eth;
134 length variable $32;
135 set freq_race_eth(rename=(race_eth = value count = count));
136 variable = "race_eth";
137 run;
138
139 /* Step 3: View or export */
140 proc print data=freq_race_eth; title "Frequencies for race_eth by cycle"; run;
141
142
143
144
145 ********************************************************************************;
146 *ADD VALUE LABELS TO CODES;
147 ********************************************************************************;
148
149 *DEFINE THE FORMATS;
150
151 proc format;
152
153 value cyclef
154 5 = "2007-08"
155 6 = "2009-10"
156 7 = "2011-12"
157 8 = "2013-14"
158 9 = "2015-16"
159 10 = "2017-18";
160
161 value statusf
162 1 = "Interviewed only"
163 2 = "Both interviewed and MEC examined";
164
165 value sexf
166 1 = "Male"
167 2 = "Female";
168
169 value race_ethf
170 1 = "Mexican American"
171 2 = "Other Hispanic"
172 3 = "Non-Hispanic White"
173 4 = "Non-Hispanic Black"
174 5 = "Other Race - Including Multi-Racial";
175
176 run;
177
178 *APPLY THE FORMATS;
179
180 data work.data_dict_labeled;
181 set work.data_dict;
182 format
183 cyclecyclef.
184 statusstatusf.
185 sexsexf.
186 race_ethrace_ethf.
187 ;
188 run;
189
190 *****************************************************************************************;
191 *Create a combined long-format frequency table of multiple variables by survey cycle*;
192 *that include the NHANES cycle, name, values, and frequency counts for each variable *;*;
193 *****************************************************************************************;
194
195
196 *Step 1: Create a global macro variable (&vars) with the list of variables being processed;
197 %let vars = status sex race_eth;
198
199
200 *Step 2: Create an empty output table;
201 data all_freqs;
202 length cycle 8 variable $32 value $100 count 8;
203 stop;
204 run;
205
206 *****************************************************************************************;
207 *MACRO;
208 *Step 3: Define the macro to loop over variables;
209 %macro freq_by_cycle;
210 %local i vars;
211
212 *Step 4: Loop through the variable list;
213 %let i = 1;
214 %do %while(%scan(&vars, &i) ne );
215 %let var = %scan(&vars, &i);
216
217 *Step 5: Create a frequency table;
218 proc freq data=work.data_dict_labeled noprint;
219 tables cycle * &vars / out=freq_temp(drop=percent);
220 run;
221
222 *Step 6: Reshape the output;
223 data freq_temp;
224 set freq_temp;
225 length variable $32 value $100;
226 variable = "&vars";
227 value = vvaluex(symget("vars"));
228 keep cycle variable value count;
229 run;
230
231 *Step 7: Append the result;
232 proc append base=all_freqs data=freq_temp force; run;
233
234 *Step 8: Finish the loop;
235 %let i = %eval(&i + 1);
236 %end;
237 %mend freq_by_cycle;
238 *****************************************************************************************;
239
240 *Step 9: Run the macro;
241 %freq_by_cycle;
242
243
244 *EXPORT THE NEW DATASET;
245 %CreateDataDictionary(lib=work, data=data_dict_labeled, out=nhanes_dict);
246 ods excel file="/home/u58028236/myfolders/nhanes_dict.xlsx" options(sheet_name="Data Dictionary");
247 proc print data=nhanes_dict noobs label;
248 run;
249 ods excel close;
250
251
252
253
254 proc export data=all_freqs
255 outfile="~/myfolders/freq_status.csv"
256 dbms=csv
257 replace;
258 run;
259
260
261 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
262 ODS HTML CLOSE;
263 &GRAPHTERM; ;*';*";*/;RUN;QUIT;
264 QUIT;RUN;
265 ODS HTML5 (ID=WEB) CLOSE;
266
267 FILENAME _GSFNAME;
268 DATA _NULL_;
269 RUN;
270 OPTIONS NOTES STIMER SOURCE SYNTAXCHECK;
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