![What happens when the SET statement misbehaves—and how you can fix it!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2014/02/ProblemSolvers.jpg)
Most SAS programmers would agree that they use the SET statement without giving much thought to the syntax, because it’s such a widely used statement of choice. We routinely name the expected data sets and possibly a few options, and away we go. A visit to the documentation can be