On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 22:19:06 -0400, Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org> <nospam@HOWLES.COM> wrote:

Sorry about the premature send action. Comments below.

>On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:35:08 -0400, Chang Chung <chang_y_chung@HOTMAIL.COM> >wrote: > >>On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 14:31:48 -0400, Nat Wooding <Nathaniel.Wooding@DOM.COM> >>wrote: >> >>>What SAS statement other than a run executes as soon as it is submitted. >>>I should add that I am running Windows. I cannot vouch for this in a Unix >>>session. >> >>hi, >> >>SAS help page says "Global statements are not executable" >>(http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrdict.hlp/a001225401.htm) >> >>so technically it is incorrect to say that the libname statements executes. >>It is, however, correct to say that the libname statements take immediate >>effects once being compiled. >> >>the endsas statement, on the other hand, is not executed immediately either. >>again, on the SAS help page, >>http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrdict.hlp/a000289392.htm >> >>it says, "(ENDSAS Statement) terminates a SAS job or session after the >>current DATA or PROC step executes" >> >>Happy Friday to you, too! >> >>cheers, >>Chang

I think there are a lot of statements which are executed or put into effect immediately after being submitted: any SQL statement; VALUE statements, etc., in PROC FORMAT; ODS statements; TITLE statements; ...