Additional Features for Editing and Debugging SAS Programs

Editing and Debugging SAS Programs

Additional Features

The SAS System includes a number of system options which enable you to control error handling and Log window messages. The tables below contain brief descriptions of these options. See SAS Language Reference: Dictionary, "SAS System Options," for more information about these and other system options.

Error Control Options

Option Description

ERRORS= controls the maximum number of observations for which complete error messages are printed.

FMTERR determines whether SAS generates an error message when a format of a variable cannot be found. NOFMTERR results in a warning instead of an error.

Option	Description
ERRORS=	controls the maximum number of observations for which complete error messages are printed.
FMTERR	determines whether SAS generates an error message when a format of a variable cannot be found. NOFMTERR results in a warning instead of an error.

Log Control Options

Option Description

MSGLEVEL= controls the level of detail in messages that are written to the Log window.

PRINTMSGLIST controls the printing of extended lists of messages to the SAS log.

SOURCE controls whether SAS writes source statements to the SAS log.

SOURCE2 controls whether SAS writes source statements, included by %INCLUDE, to the SAS log.

Option	Description
MSGLEVEL=	controls the level of detail in messages that are written to the Log window.
PRINTMSGLIST	controls the printing of extended lists of messages to the SAS log.
SOURCE	controls whether SAS writes source statements to the SAS log.
SOURCE2	controls whether SAS writes source statements, included by %INCLUDE, to the SAS log.

Editing and Debugging SAS Programs
Additional Features