SAS 9.1 Language Reference Dictionary, Volumes 1, 2 and 3

2017-07-07 02:10:07

%RUN Statement

Ends source statements following a %INCLUDE * statement

Valid: anywhere

Category: Program Control

Syntax

%RUN ;

Without Arguments

The %RUN statement causes SAS to stop reading input from the terminal (including subsequent SAS statements on the same line as %RUN) and resume reading from the previous input source.

Details

Using the %INCLUDE statement with an asterisk specifies that you enter source lines from the keyboard.

Comparisons

The RUN statement executes previously entered DATA or PROC steps. The %RUN statement ends the prompting for source statements and returns program control to the original source program, when you use the %INCLUDE statement to allow data to be entered from the keyboard.

The type of prompt that you use depends on how you run the SAS session. The include operation is most useful in interactive line and noninteractive modes, but it can also be used in windowing and batch mode. When you are running SAS in batch mode, include the %RUN statement in the external file that is referenced by the SASTERM fileref.

Examples

To request keyboard-entry source on a %INCLUDE statement, follow the statement with an asterisk:

%include *;

When it executes this statement, SAS prompts you to enter source lines from the keyboard. When you finish entering code from the keyboard, type the following statement to return processing to the program that contains the %INCLUDE statement.

%run;