An extra RUN statement in a PROC DS2 program generates the following error message:

ERROR: Invalid string or buffer length

To circumvent the problem, remove the extra RUN statement.

The sample code on the Full Code tab illustrates the problem.

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proc ds2;
   data _null_;
      method init();
         dcl double x;
         x = 1;
      end;
   enddata;
run;
run;
quit;