SAS/CONNECT User's Guide

Introduction

Problems can arise from errors that you make, from host conditions, from hardware failures, and so on. Here are some ways to handle problems that may occur when you use SAS/CONNECT.

Break windows appear when you encounter problems such as errors or system interruptions. To solve such problems successfully, all users need to be familiar with break windows and their uses. Other problems can be solved through programming techniques, keyboard sequences, or workarounds. In addition to the information in this chapter, FAQs, Tips, and Troubleshooting can help you solve problems; and Starting and Stopping SAS/CONNECT Software contains information about debugging scripts.

The SAS System provides two break windows to enable you to handle system interruptions and error conditions while using SAS/CONNECT:

Communication Services Break Handler window
SAS/CONNECT Attention Handler window.

These break windows also enable you to interrupt processing if you need to. Depending on which program statements are executing, you may see either of these break windows.

The Communication Services Break Handler window contains selections for actions you can take in response to a problem or an interruption. Invoking the SAS/CONNECT Attention Handler window is one of the actions you can select. Typically, you select the Attention Handler window to cancel statements that you have submitted to the remote host.

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