GO

Starts or resumes execution of the DATA step.
Category: Controlling Program Execution
Alias: G

Syntax

GO <line-number | label>

Without Arguments

If you omit arguments, GO resumes execution of the DATA step and executes its statements continuously until a breakpoint is encountered, until the value of a watched variable changes, or until the DATA step completes execution.

Optional Arguments

line-number
gives the number of a program line at which execution is to be suspended next.
label
is a statement label. Execution is suspended at the statement following the statement label.

Details

The GO command starts or resumes execution of the DATA step. Execution continues until all observations have been read, a breakpoint specified in the GO command is reached, or a breakpoint set earlier with a BREAK command is reached.

Example

  • Resume executing the program and execute its statements continuously:
    g
  • Resume program execution and then suspend execution at the statement in line 104:
    g 104

See Also

Commands: