Date:         Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:39:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Pinar Acar <pacar@METU.EDU.TR>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Pinar Acar <pacar@METU.EDU.TR>
Subject:      Re: using proc mixed to do SUR analysis

Hi everyone,

As suggested by Dale and David I am including the log file I get when I try
to run proc mixed:

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NOTE: SAS initialization used:
      real time           44.71 seconds
      cpu time            0.54 seconds

1    options ls=80;
2    data dis1;
3    infile '/home504/pacar/data1.txt';
4    input time id vis val task rcon tcon sat grd gpa;

NOTE: The infile '/home504/pacar/data1.txt' is:
      File Name=/home504/pacar/data1.txt,
      Owner Name=pacar,Group Name=ba_rsc,
      Access Permission=rw-r--r--,
      File Size (bytes)=7903

NOTE: 156 records were read from the infile '/home504/pacar/data1.txt'.
      The minimum record length was 48.
      The maximum record length was 51.
NOTE: The data set WORK.DIS1 has 156 observations and 10 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used:
      real time           37.72 seconds
      cpu time            0.12 seconds


5    proc print data=dis1;
6    run;

NOTE: There were 156 observations read from the data set WORK.DIS1.
NOTE: PROCEDURE PRINT used:
      real time           0.85 seconds
      cpu time            0.02 seconds


7    proc mixed method=ml data=dis1;
8    class id time;
NOTE: PROCEDURE MIXED used:
      real time           0.13 seconds
      cpu time            0.00 seconds

ERROR: Variable NAME not found.
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
9    model rcon= time vis*time val*time /s noint;
10   repeated time/subject=id type=AR(1) r=1,2 rcorr=1,2;
11   contrast vis*time -1 0 1, 0 -1 1;
              ---
              22
ERROR 22-322: Expecting a quoted string.

11 ! contrast vis*time -1 0 1, 0 -1 1;
                               -
                               22
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name,
INTERCEPT.
12   contrast val*time -1 0 1, 0 -1 1;
13   run;


14   proc mixed method=ml data=dis1;
15   class id time;
NOTE: PROCEDURE MIXED used:
      real time           0.00 seconds
      cpu time            0.00 seconds

ERROR: Variable NAME not found.
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
16   model tcon= time val*time task*time /s noint;
17   repeated time/subject=id type=AR(1) r=1,2 rcorr=1,2;
18   contrast val*time -1 0 1, 0 -1 1;
              ---
              22
ERROR 22-322: Expecting a quoted string.

18 ! contrast val*time -1 0 1, 0 -1 1;
                               -
                               22
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name,
INTERCEPT.
19   contrast task*time -1 0 1, 0 -1 1;
20   run;

Thank you very much for your help.

F. Pinar Acar, Ph.D.
Department of Business Administration
Middle East Technical University
Inonu Bulvari
Ankara 06531
TURKEY

Tel: 90-312-210 2052
Fax: 90-312-210 1243
E-mail: pacar@metu.edu.tr
           or
           pinar@ba.metu.edu.tr