Date:         Mon, 6 Jan 2003 08:53:02 -0800
Reply-To:     Patrick.F.O'Neill@KP.ORG
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From:         "Patrick F. O'Neill" <Patrick.F.O'Neill@KP.ORG>
Subject:      Re: what does this mean?
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In the thread of this name, Paul Dorfman wrote:

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It is
considered the "standard" numeric missing value, because that is what SAS
uses by default for its own diverse purposes when a missing value must be
assigned to a variable, for example, when a function call that is supposed
to return a numeric value cannot be executed, as in

x = sin (4) ;
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Paul,

This function call executes fine for me, so you must have intended
something else as an example of a call that can't return the expected
numerical value.  What did you have in mind?

Curiously and gratefully yours,

Pat