SYSERR

SYSERR

Contains a return code status set by some SAS procedures and the DATA step

Type: Automatic macro variable (read only)

You can use the value of SYSERR as a condition to determine further action to take or to decide which parts of a SAS program to execute.

SYSERR can contain:

Value Description

0 Execution completed successfully and without warning messages.

1 Execution was canceled by a user with a RUN CANCEL statement.

2 Execution was canceled by a user with an ATTN or BREAK command.

3 An error in a program run in batch or non-interactive mode caused SAS to enter syntax-check mode.

4 Execution completed successfully but with warning messages.

>4 An error occurred. The value returned is procedure dependent.

Value	Description
0	Execution completed successfully and without warning messages.
1	Execution was canceled by a user with a RUN CANCEL statement.
2	Execution was canceled by a user with an ATTN or BREAK command.
3	An error in a program run in batch or non-interactive mode caused SAS to enter syntax-check mode.
4	Execution completed successfully but with warning messages.
>4	An error occurred. The value returned is procedure dependent.

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