Statements under OpenVMS

ABORT Statement: OpenVMS

Stops executing the current DATA step, SAS job, or SAS session.

Valid:	in a DATA step
OpenVMS specifics:	action of ABEND and RETURN; maximum value of n
See:	ABORT Statement in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
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Syntax

ABORT <ABEND | RETURN> <n>;

Note: This is a simplified explanation of the ABORT statement syntax. For the complete explanation, see SAS Language Reference: Dictionary. [cautionend]

no argument: stops processing of the current DATA step. Additional actions and results depend on the method of operation.
ABEND: causes abnormal termination of the current SAS job or session. Results depend on the method of operation.
RETURN: causes the immediate normal termination of the current SAS job or session. Results depend on the method of operation.
n: is an integer value that enables you to specify a condition code that SAS returns to OpenVMS when it stops executing. The value of n can range from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. Normally, a return code of 0 is used to indicate that the program ran with no errors, and return codes greater than 0 are used to indicate progressively more serious error conditions. Return codes of 0 to 6 and greater than 997 are reserved for use by SAS.

Details

If you specify ABORT ABEND, the symbol SAS$STATUS is set to 999. If you specify ABORT RETURN, the symbol SAS$STATUS is set to 12. Both the ABEND and RETURN arguments terminate the SAS job or session.