Common errors in dealing with value labels

• Author: admin
• Filed under: Auto-cars
• Date: Mar 12,2008

1.leaving off the period at the end of the format in a format statement, and

2.leaving off the dollar sign before a character format.  If you leave out the proc format code in a program using a permanent file where formats are defined SAS will require the formats be available fro use.  In this case you can either follow the instructions for including code (%include) above, or copy the proc format code into your current program.

3.You can also include the nofmterr option to allow the program to run with out errors. Another common error is to reference the format with a format statement before defining the format with proc format code.  Read the rest of this entry »