SAS07
To Err Is Human, To Debug Devine
Roger Staum, SAS Institute

Is the SAS log trying to tell you something? Are your results missing or bizarre? This tutorial is exactly what you need. Learn about typical SAS error conditions and messages and what they really mean. Errors are grouped into categories -- syntax, data, run- time, and logical -- and typical examples of each are covered as well as the reasons for their occurrence. The tutorial also discusses warning messages and notes and describes the possible problems they indicate. While most of the focus is on detecti ng and recovering from errors, the tutorial also makes suggestions on how to avoid them in the first place. The presentation includes numerous programming examples from base SAS, Version 8.