Date:         Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:06:42 -0600
Reply-To:     Kenneth Moody <KennethMoody@FIRSTHEALTH.COM>
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From:         Kenneth Moody <KennethMoody@FIRSTHEALTH.COM>
Subject:      Re: conditional execution
Comments: To: ckalisetty@AOL.COM
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Sekhar,
You've already received good responses from several on the list.

Here's one method that you might use:

%global condstatus = CANCEL;  * initialize macro variable - first step
not yet successful;
data firststep;
  <... statements in firststep...>
  call symput('condstatus', ' ');   * set macro variable to blank if
first step is successful;
run;
data secondstep;
  <...statements in second step...>
run &condstatus;    * if first step was not successful, the second step
will be canceled;



Ken Moody
First Health, Metrics Department
Voice: 916-374-3924
EMail: KennethMoody@firsthealth.com

>>> CKalisetty <ckalisetty@AOL.COM> 08/19/02 06:39AM >>>
Hi

Is there any way we can conditionally execute  data steps? I want to
execute
the second data step only if the first data step is successful
otherwise I want
to do something else? Is there any system parameter for this?
Any help is really appreciated
Thanks
Sekhar