DSNFERR System Option
When a SAS data set cannot be found, specifies whether
SAS issues an error message.
| Valid in: |
Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS
System Options window
|
| Category: |
Environment control: Error handling |
| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
ERRORHANDLING |
| Note: |
This option can be restricted by a site administrator. For more information,
see Restricted Options. |
Syntax
Syntax Description
- DSNFERR
-
specifies that SAS
issue an error message and stop processing if a reference is made
to a SAS data set that does not exist.
- NODSNFERR
-
specifies that SAS
ignore the error message and continue processing if a reference is
made to a SAS data set that does not exist. The data set reference
is treated as if _NULL_ had been specified.
Details
-
DSNFERR is similar to the BYERR
system option, which issues an error message and stops processing
if the SORT procedure attempts to sort a _NULL_ data set.
-
DSNFERR is similar to the VNFERR
system option, which sets the error flag for a missing variable when
a _NULL_ data set is used.