The CATALOG Procedure

Example 3: Using the FORCE Option with the KILL Option

Procedure features:

PROC CATALOG statement:

	CATALOG= argument
	KILL option
	FORCE option

QUIT statement

RUN statement

This example

creates a resource environment
tries to delete all catalog entries by using the KILL option but receives an error
specifies the FORCE option to successfully delete all catalog entries by using the KILL option.

Program

 %macro matt;
   %put &syscc;
   %mend matt;

proc catalog c=work.sasmacr kill;
run;
quit;

Log

ERROR: You cannot open WORK.SASMACR.CATALOG for update access because 
       WORK.SASMACR.CATALOG is in use by you in resource environment 
       Line Mode Process.
WARNING: Command CATALOG not processed because of errors noted above.
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE CATALOG used (Total process time):
      real time           0.04 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds

Add the FORCE Option to the PROC CATALOG Statement

proc catalog c=work.sasmacr kill force;
run;
quit;

SAS Log

NOTE: Deleting entry MATT.MACRO in catalog WORK.SASMACR.

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