Date:         Tue, 30 Nov 1999 13:35:54 +0100
Reply-To:     Lex Jansen <f.jansen@ORGANON.OSS.AKZONOBEL.NL>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Lex Jansen <f.jansen@ORGANON.OSS.AKZONOBEL.NL>
Organization: SURFnet BV
Subject:      Re: unbalanced quote

Set a key to:

    gsubmit '*);*/;/*''*//*"*/;%mend;'
Then just press that key -or-

    submit        *);*/;/*'*//*"*/;%mend;
This should take care of *almost* all unbalanced quotes or comment issues.

Lex Jansen
NV Organon

diltilia@my-deja.com wrote in message <81vbpf$hlt$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>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.
>
>
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