Date:         Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:36:37 -0400
Reply-To:     Howard Schreier <Howard_Schreier@ITA.DOC.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Howard Schreier <Howard_Schreier@ITA.DOC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: stop current program without shutting down SAS session

I was thinking about invoking the SLEEP function with a really large
argument, or in a loop.

It kind of depends on the underlying problem (the situation in which the
requested technique is needed).

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:14:30 -0400, Buchanan, Gordon
<gordon.buchanan@GMACRFC.COM> wrote:

>Ok, here is a partial solution (for windows):
>
>%macro error(msg);
>%* error macro for use in a data step;
>   put "*** Error *** &msg";
>
>   if getoption('sysin') ^= ' ' | getoption('dmr') = 'DMR' then
>      abort return 1;
>   else do;
>      call execute("dm log 'wattention' continue");
>      stop;
>      end;
>%mend error;
>
>If running in batch, locally or on a server then abort. If running in
>display manager then end the data step and do an attention command. The
>user does have to deal with two dialog boxes, but it does not execute any
>more datasteps, or procs that follow.
>
>Now we just need to get rid of the dialogs!