Date:         Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:32:05 -0400
Reply-To:     Ed Heaton <EdHeaton@WESTAT.COM>
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From:         Ed Heaton <EdHeaton@WESTAT.COM>
Subject:      Re: How does SAS read ~ (tilda)?
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Steven;

Look at your first line below.  You have a virgule (/) with a trailing space!  Methinks that's where SAS is balking.

Ed

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Subject: How does SAS read ~ (tilda)?


Hi, all

I came across a piece of code today which crashed my SAS. It turned out SAS doesn't like ~ (tilda) in the comments as below:

/ ********************************************************************************************/
/* Program:
blabla
*/
/* Description: This program :
/*              ?       reads in the economic
data
/*              ?       lalal
/*              ?       lala
/*                      (dangdanag)
*
/* Date:                someday                                                                                                                 */
/* Written by:  someone                                                                                                                 */
/ ********************************************************************************************/


Anyone know how SAS read in ~?

Thanks


Steven