Specifies the value that SAS assigns to a variable when invalid
numeric data is encountered.
Valid in: |
configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS
statement, SAS System Options window
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Category: |
Input control: Data Processing
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PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
INPUTCONTROL
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-
'character'
-
specifies the value to be assigned, which
can be a letter (A through Z, a through z), a period (.), or an underscore
(_). The default value is a period.
The INVALIDDATA= system option specifies
the value that SAS is to assign to a variable when invalid numeric data is
read with an INPUT statement or the INPUT function.
Operating Environment Information: The syntax that is shown here applies to the OPTIONS
statement. On the command line or in a configuration file, the syntax is specific
to your operating environment. For details, see the SAS documentation for
your operating environment. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/63294/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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