Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 13:30:19 GMT
Reply-To: Robin baker <rdbaker@SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From: Robin baker <rdbaker@SYMPATICO.CA>
Organization: Sympatico
Subject: Re: unbalanced quote
Neil, Please post this code, if you could thanks!
On 30 Nov 99 11:20:04 GMT, Neil.Simpson@NATWEST.COM (Neil Simpson)
wrote:
>On the SAS macro course they used to provide an example of a bit of code
>that did just this - in addition it would close off hanging brackets, double
>quotes and other stuff.
>
>Regards
>Neil Simpson
>UK
>
>> ----------
>> From: Bruce Rogers[SMTP:b.rogers@VIRGIN.NET]
>> Sent: 30 November 1999 10:45
>> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.VT.EDU
>> Subject: Re: unbalanced quote
>>
>> Jim Groeneveld wrote:
>>
>> > One possibility: exit SAS and restart SAS. Or run SAS in batch, like me.
>>
>> Coward ;-) There are many ways of dealing with this without resorting to
>> such
>> defeatist measures. I suggest a search of Deja news for answers to this
>> much-covered question.
>>
>> As Robin pointed out, in this case it's simple. Submit the code:
>> ' ; run;
>> to free up SAS. Then fix the problem and resubmit.
>>
>> Rgds
>> Bruce
>>
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: diltilia@MY-DEJA.COM [SMTP:diltilia@MY-DEJA.COM]
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 3:12 AM
>> > > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>> > > Subject: unbalanced quote
>> > >
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > In a if-then clause, I left out a single quote. When it happened, it
>> > > stopped my SAS session. When I issue other command, it didn't
>> responde.
>> > > How can I bring the session back? I searched the help section but
>> > > couldn't find anything. I know it's a simple question and hesisted to
>> > > bother everybody but I really couldn't figure it out. Please help.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > > -Diltilia
>> > >
>> > > from the log:
>> > > 146 length q1 $50.;
>> > > 147 length q2 $20.;
>> > > 148 if _1='1' then q1=My sponsored child';
>> > > ---------
>> > > 388
>> > >
>> > > ERROR 388-185: Expecting an arithmetic operator.
>> > >
>> > > WARNING: The current word or quoted string has become more than 200
>> > > characters long. You may
>> > > have unbalanced quotation marks.
>> > > NOTE: A single quote (') will terminate this quoted string.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Triumph Sprint ST, Volvo XC, Salomon X-Scream Series
>>
>
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