Error Messages

Overview of Error Messages under OpenVMS

Error messages can be of several types:

informational: is usually not serious. It simply provides helpful information.
warning: is more serious than informational messages but does not stop processing. Usually, warnings indicate that something works but not the way that you intended.
error: is usually serious and can be caused by either a user mistake or an internal SAS error. Report internal errors to your on-site SAS support personnel.
fatal error: is serious. It stops SAS. Fatal errors can be caused by either a user mistake or an internal SAS error. Report internal errors to your on-site SAS support personnel.

Note: If the SAS log cannot be used, any error messages that SAS issues are written to the SAS console log. Under OpenVMS, the SYS$OUTPUT logical name specifies the location of the Console Log. For more information, see Messages in the SAS Console Log. [cautionend]

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