Date:         Thu, 4 Sep 1997 22:49:16 GMT
Reply-To:     Evan Cooch <cooch@FRASER.SFU.CA>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Evan Cooch <cooch@FRASER.SFU.CA>
Organization: Simon Fraser University
Subject:      SAS 6.10 | UNIX | point option

This is driving me nuts, and after RTFM, I still can't figure it out.
 
I want to sample with replacement from a data set. I use the following
code:
 
data test;
  input x;
cards;
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
*;
 
data random;
   pt=ceil(nobs*uniform(0));
     set test point=pt nobs=nobs;
       n+1;
        y=1;
        x+1;
         if n>=11 then stop;
 
Now, this work 100% perfectly when I run this under Windows/95 - using
SAS 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12.
 
However, as soon as I try to run this exact same code under UNIX (IRIX
5.4 on an SGI workstation), I get the following error message:
 
ERROR: The POINT= data set option is not valid for the data set
WORK.TEST, the
       data set must be accessible by observation number for POINT=
processing.
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: SAS set option OBS=0 and will continue to check statements.
      This may cause NOTE: No observations in data set.
 
 
 
So what gives? As I note above, I can't find ANYTHING in the SAS UNIX
companion that gives me any clue whatsoever.
 
 
Thanks much in advance...
 
Evan Cooch
cooch@sfu.ca