Specifies whether SAS issues an error or warning
when a BY variable exists in one data set but not another data set when processing
the SET, MERGE, UPDATE, or MODIFY statements.
Valid in: |
configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS
statement, SAS System Options window
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Category: |
Environment control: Error handling
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PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
ERRORHANDLING
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VNFERR
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specifies that SAS issue an error when a
BY variable exists in one data set but not in another data set when processing
the SET, MERGE, UPDATE, or MODIFY statements. When the error occurs, SAS enters
into syntax-check mode.
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NOVNFERR
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specifies that SAS issue a warning when
a BY variable exists in one data set but not in another data set when processing
the SET, MERGE, UPDATE, or MODIFY statements. When the warning occurs, SAS
does not enter into syntax-check mode.
Operating Environment Information: Under z/OS, SAS also
issues an error or a warning when the data set specified by DDNAME points
to a DUMMY library. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/63294/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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VNFERR is similar to the BYERR system option,
which issues an error and enters into syntax-check mode if the SORT procedure
attempts to sort a _NULL_ data set.
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VNFERR is similar to the DSNFERR system option,
which issues an error when a SAS data set is not found.
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