Date:         Tue, 12 Sep 2000 21:35:55 -0400
Reply-To:     paula <icj808@USWEST.NET>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         paula <icj808@USWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: last proc keeps running

I once called SI support for the same question. I was not told about Quit. I
was told some procs work that way and some don't.

Paula D
"Gail Rogers" <vanca@hnrc.tufts.edu> wrote in message
news:39B92E74.9CD25097@hnrc.tufts.edu...
> Hi All,
> This is probably a simple question so forgive my ignorance.
> When using SAS V8 the last proc in my program will produce the necessary
> output but the Enhanced editor title bar will say "proc XXX is running"
> and I need to break and cancel the submitted statements to get rid of
> the message and free up the memory. I can get around this by putting a
> second semicolon at the end of the last proc i.e.
>
> proc glm data=junk;
> class var1 ;
> model var3=var1 var2;
> run;
> ;
>
> which is fine except that I am usually calling a macro as the last part
> of my program (which should require no semicolons). I've tried adding
> semicolons to terminate the last call but this has not worked. I want to
> keep the windows open so I do not want to use the endsas command.
>
> Any suggestions or explanations? I am using SAS locally on an NT
> platform.
> --
> Gail Rogers
> Programmer/Analyst
> Epidemiology Program
> USDA-HNRC at Tufts University
> email: vanca@hnrc.tufts.edu
> voice: 617-556-3338