topic Re: Call SYMPUT using vname in Macro resulting in Apparent symbolic ref error in SAS Data Management

Call SYMPUT using vname in Macro resulting in Apparent symbolic ref error

pavan1 — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:07:39 GMT

Hello Guys,

I came across an error while implementing call symputx inside the macro. Here is the program that i'm trying to execute.

%macro test(data=)

data _null_;
set &data;
array x[4] _character_ ;
suffix=put(_n_,5.);
do i=1 to 4;
call symputx(cats(vname(x[i]),suffix),x[i]);
end;
run;

%mend test;

%test(data=ds1);

%test(data=ds2);

After executing this i'm getting the error as Apparent Symbolic reference not resolved.

Kindly Help me with the solution.

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:01:36 GMT

Make sure your macro variables are created in the global symbol table.

call symputx(cats(vname(x[i]),suffix),x[i],'g');

If code gives you problems, always post the whole log of a failing step, using the {i} button.

pavan1 — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:50:14 GMT

THANK U SO MUCH KurtBremser 🙂 IT WORKED VERY WELL