Date:         Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:53:11 -0700
Reply-To:     jfh@stanfordalumni.org
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From:         Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Subject:      Re: raise an error if libname fails?
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In a macro, you can use %ABORT.

For some non-obvious reason, %ABORT works only within a macro.



On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:06:26 -0700, "J&#1077;ns M&#1072;rtin
Schl&#1072;tt&#1077;r" <KmoEfrUewEbx@SPAMMOTEL.COM> said:
> On 5 Jun., 14:07, sa...@DATASAVANTCONSULTING.COM (Gregg Snell) wrote:
> > Perhaps use the ABORT statement?http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/lrdict.hlp/a0002302100851856
>
> The abort statement is only valid in a data step.
> Of course I could construct a data step to use the abort stmt but this
> is not very elegant.
>
> I have found what I need:
> OPTIONS ERRORCHECK=STRICT
>
> places the SAS job into syntax-check mode when an error occurs in a
> LIBNAME or FILENAME statement, or in a LOCK statement in SAS/SHARE
> software. In addition, the job or session abends when a %INCLUDE
> statement fails due to a non-existent file.


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Jack Hamilton
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