Date:         Mon, 16 May 2011 10:13:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: terminate a data step once condition met
Comments: To: bbser 2009 <bbser2009@gmail.com>
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STOP should work for you.

-Joe

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:09 AM, bbser 2009 <bbser2009@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> As the code below shows, I would like to jump out of the entire data step
> once finding paid is equal to "N".
> Using abort gave me an error information in the log. Any alternative ideas?
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Max
>
>
> data _null_;
>        set sasuser.all end=final;
>        if paid="N" then
>                do;
>                        call symput('foott', "unpaid");
>                        abort;
>                end;
>        else if final then
>                call symput("foott", "paid completely");
> run;
>