SAS System Options

ERRORCHECK= System Option



Controls error handling
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Environment control: Error handling
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ERRORHANDLING

Syntax
Syntax Description

Syntax

ERRORCHECK=NORMAL | STRICT

Syntax Description

NORMAL

does not place the SAS job into syntax-check mode when an error occurs in a LIBNAME or FILENAME statement, or in a LOCK statement in SAS/SHARE software. In addition, the job or session does not abend when a %INCLUDE statement fails due to a non-existent file.

STRICT

places the SAS job into syntax-check mode when an error occurs in a LIBNAME or FILENAME statement, or in a LOCK statement in SAS/SHARE software. In addition, the job or session abends when a %INCLUDE statement fails due to a non-existent file.

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