THIS VARIABLE IS UNINITIALIZED

THIS VARIABLE IS UNINITIALIZED


Sometimes when one is coding a specified data set structure,
some of the variables will be uninitialized. This results in the SAS Log message similar to:

NOTE: Variable z is uninitialized.

This is not acceptable if one is a member of the “Clean SAS Log”
club.

data … ;
attrib
…
;
%* prevent NOTE: Variable ***** is uninitialized.
messages ;
retain _character_ ‘’ _numeric_ . ;
stop ;
run ;


Richard supplied the following caution for his trick: “Only use this
with impunity when creating a zero rowed table of desired structure
as set forth in prior attrib statements(s).”

Source:http://www.bassettconsulting.com/CC014.pdf