Han,

You didn't mention which version of SAS you are using. Here is a link to the SAS 8 documentation for that procedure and its requirements match the error message you received:

http://support.sas.com/rnd/app/da/new/801ce/ets/chap5/sect6.htm

HTH, Art -------- On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:31:50 -0600, Han Chen <saschen@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Dear Listers > >Attached please find my X12 model and log. Could you please help fix the >issues inside to make the programming running? Thanks! > >Han Chen >================================================================ >data Count; >input count@@ ; >month = intnx('month','1Jul1998'd,_n_-1) ; >format month yymmdd10. ; >datalines ; >512120 539866 323879 206539 210805 224957 190984 206227 229770 283933 370180 >428822 724675 531423 282590 251708 222655 234922 180316 225340 269849 298611 >378608 383853 534533 506123 299371 221932 161498 194287 174983 164032 209285 >255125 372356 396496 512111 404243 300123 221932 161498 195292 182974 171984 >208714 238112 381171 382792 512021 506276 301072 224652 169112 196365 182625 >168231 198217 266047 388689 390000 497327 462159 233866 212808 169622 186761 >154902 168231 198217 217646 276887 291279 396841 333695 270000 190000 165727 >189000 165507 197486 202832 239451 276877 373597 448032 376403 271026 190000 >144866 205384 194931 171128 192235 249488 264218 343000 477603 404598 259858 >174524 134870 210843 171098 165000 148000 244213 283214 355646 445758 406827 >253933 183127 147000 207584 193000 205442 189860 233892 287263 342144 431370 >374343 232542 176446 150000 183654 202700 195613 171542 218889 272513 300730 >391720 335182 >; >run ; >ods select X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.UnitRootTestModel >X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.UnitRootTest >X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.AutoChoiceModel >X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.Best5Model >X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.AutomaticModelChoice >X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.FinalModelChoice >X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.AutomdlNote; >proc x12 data=Count; >var count; >transform function=log; >regression predefined=td; >automdl print=unitroottest unitroottestmdl autochoicemdl best5model; >estimate; >X11; >output out=out a1 a2 a6 b1 c17 c20 d1 d7 d8 d9 d10 >d11 d12 d13 d16 d18; >run; >===================================================== >105 data Doorcount; >106 input doorcount@@ ; >107 month = intnx('month','1Jul1998'd,_n_-1) ; >108 format month yymmdd10. ; >109 datalines ; >NOTE: SAS went to a new line when INPUT statement reached past the end of a >line. >NOTE: The data set WORK.DOORCOUNT has 134 observations and 2 variables. >NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time): > real time 0.00 seconds > cpu time 0.00 seconds > >123 ; >124 run ; >125 ods select X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.UnitRootTestModel >126 X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.UnitRootTest >127 X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.AutoChoiceModel >128 X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.Best5Model >129 X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.AutomaticModelChoice >130 X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.FinalModelChoice >131 X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.AutomdlNote; >132 proc x12 data=Doorcount; > - > 22 > 76 >ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: (, DATA, DATE, >DATEVAR, INTERVAL, > NOPRINT, NOTRIMMISS, SEASONS, SPAN, START, STARTDATE. >ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored. >133 var doorcount; >134 transform function=log; >135 regression predefined=td; >136 automdl print=unitroottest unitroottestmdl autochoicemdl best5model; >137 estimate; >138 X11; >139 output out=out a1 a2 a6 b1 c17 c20 d1 d7 d8 d9 d10 >140 d11 d12 d13 d16 d18; >141 run; >NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors. >WARNING: The data set WORK.OUT may be incomplete. When this step was >stopped there were 0 > observations and 0 variables. >WARNING: Data set WORK.OUT was not replaced because this step was stopped. >NOTE: PROCEDURE X12 used (Total process time): > real time 0.01 seconds > cpu time 0.01 seconds >WARNING: Output 'X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.AutomdlNote' was not >created. Make sure that the > output object name, label, or path is spelled correctly. Also, >verify that the > appropriate procedure options are used to produce the requested >output object. For > example, verify that the NOPRINT option is not used. >WARNING: Output 'X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.FinalModelChoice' was not >created. Make sure that > the output object name, label, or path is spelled correctly. Also, >verify that the > appropriate procedure options are used to produce the requested >output object. For > example, verify that the NOPRINT option is not used. >WARNING: Output 'X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.AutomaticModelChoice' was not >created. Make sure > that the output object name, label, or path is spelled correctly. >Also, verify that the > appropriate procedure options are used to produce the requested >output object. For > example, verify that the NOPRINT option is not used. >WARNING: Output 'X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.Best5Model' was not created. >Make sure that the > output object name, label, or path is spelled correctly. Also, >verify that the > appropriate procedure options are used to produce the requested >output object. For > example, verify that the NOPRINT option is not used. >WARNING: Output 'X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.AutoChoiceModel' was not >created. Make sure that > the output object name, label, or path is spelled correctly. Also, >verify that the > appropriate procedure options are used to produce the requested >output object. For > example, verify that the NOPRINT option is not used. >WARNING: Output 'X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.UnitRootTest' was not >created. Make sure that the > output object name, label, or path is spelled correctly. Also, >verify that the > appropriate procedure options are used to produce the requested >output object. For > example, verify that the NOPRINT option is not used. >WARNING: Output 'X12.ModelEstimation.AutoModel.UnitRootTestModel' was not >created. Make sure > that the output object name, label, or path is spelled correctly. >Also, verify that the > appropriate procedure options are used to produce the requested >output object. For > example, verify that the NOPRINT option is not used.