Date:         Wed, 12 May 2010 18:13:50 -0400
Reply-To:     Chang Chung <chang_y_chung@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Chang Chung <chang_y_chung@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Alternative for "goto" in do loop
Comments: To: Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>

On Wed, 12 May 2010 16:56:26 -0500, Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Can't you use the ERROR statement and associated commands/auto variables to
>handle this rather than jumping about?
>
>-Joe
Hi, Joe,
Nope, you can't. We still need jumping. Below data step gets you 19 obs
instead of 2.
Cheers,
Chang

data three;
 set sashelp.class;
 if age < 14 then error "age error";
 if height < 63 then error "height error";
 if sex ^= "F"  then error "sex error";
 if not ("A"<=substr(name,1,1)<="S") then error "last name error";
 put name=;
run;