BYERR System Option

Specifies whether SAS produces errors when the SORT procedure attempts to process a _NULL_ data set.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Environment control: Error handling
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ERRORHANDLING
Note: This option can be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.
Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

BYERR | NOBYERR

Syntax Description

BYERR
specifies that SAS issue an error message and stop processing if the SORT procedure attempts to sort a _NULL_ data set.
NOBYERR
specifies that SAS ignore the error message and continue processing if the SORT procedure attempts to sort a _NULL_ data.

Details

The VNFERR system option sets the error flag for a missing variable when a _NULL_ data set is used. The DSNFERR system option specifies how SAS responds when a SAS data set is not found.

See Also

BY-Group Processing in the DATA Step in SAS Language Reference: Concepts
System Options:
DSNFERR System Option
VNFERR System Option
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