Usually better to use EXECCMDI('can') rather than EXECCMD as EXECCMDI is immediate and EXECCMD executes at the next window refresh.

Don

In <199603191724.RAA16688@ns.cityscape.co.uk>, Philip & Esther Mason <jq62@MAILHOST.CITYSCAPE.CO.UK> writes: >It is usually best to avoid using the following for abandoning a >program, > _status_='H' > >Instead use, > call execcmd('can') >as this will run the TERM: section. In good structured programming >technique, there should only be one entry and one exit point for a >program (or section). _status_='H' violates this rule, allowing >multiple exit points. >-----------------------------------------------------------+ >! Philip Mason ! >! Freelance SAS Consultant ! >! & SUGI-22 Applications Development co-chair ! >+----------------------------------------------------------+ >! 16 Wood Street, Wallingford, OXON., OX10 OAY, England ! >! Phone/Fax: +44 1491 824905 ! >-----------------------------------------------------------+

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Author : Beyond The Obvious With SAS Screen Control Language Currently Writing : Effective Use Of The Frame Entry In SAS Software (Working title)

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