Date:         Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:53:22 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: ENDIT:
Comments: cc: "Andre' L. Micheaux" <andre.micheaux@ATT.NET>
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> From: Andre' L. Micheaux [mailto:andre.micheaux@ATT.NET]
> I am reviewing some old SAS code and have come across ENDIT:
> I do not see this in the SAS Reference book version 6.
> What is this, and do I really need it:  I always end a DATA
> step with RUN ;

The colon after the name
indicates that it is a data step label statement,
used with a goto or link statement.

link ENDIT;
goto ENDIT;
*...;
return;%*used with link;
ENDIT: *...;
return;%*used with link;

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov