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Passing a numeric variable macro to a proc print title within ODS

SasGuy614 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:50:55 GMT

I have a numeric value that represents a date in a date table that I created (below). What I would like to do is pass this variable to the title option within proc print.I have pasted the code below but I can't seem to get it to work correctly. When the query is executed, I receive no errors, however the title shows the macro name and not the variable that I am trying to pass. I did some research and read about the #BYVAR #BYVAL but I don't believe these are a valid option because the variable that I am trying to pass along isn't in the dataset used for the proc print. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.

/*Date Table*/

YYYYMMDD
20150623

/*Macro for getting the most recent date in the date table*/

proc sql noprint; select YYYYMMDD into :Date from Datetable where row = 1;

%let Date = &Date.;

/*Report*/

ods tagsets.excelxp options(sheet_interval='none' sheet_name = 'MTD' );

proc print

data = Final.MTD_&Date. noobs label

style(header)=[just=c];

sum

CHK_TTL

PCA

__FREE

HUN5

HUN25

ESTATE_CHK

CHK_OTHER

SAV

MMA

TIME;

var AREA / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=250];

var CHK_TTL / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

var PCA / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

var __FREE / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

var HUN5 / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

var HUN25 / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

var ESTATE_CHK / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

var CHK_OTHER / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

var SAV / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

var MMA / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

var TIME / STYLE(COLUMN)=[CELLWIDTH=100];

label

Area = 'Region'

CHK_TTL = '# of Chk. Accts'

__FREE = '* FREE'

ESTATE_CHK = 'Estate Chk.'

CHK_OTHER = 'Chk. Other';

title 'MTD_AS_OF_&Date.';

run;

Re: Passing a numeric variable macro to a proc print title within ODS

ballardw — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:59:34 GMT

The quotes around text involving macro variables need to be the double quote: "

title "MTD_AS_OF_&Date.";

should work

Re: Passing a numeric variable macro to a proc print title within ODS

SasGuy614 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:04:17 GMT

Thanks a bunch, I didn't even think of that option.

Re: Passing a numeric variable macro to a proc print title within ODS

SasGuy614 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:14:17 GMT

Is there documentation that you can point me to on what the significance of using single vs double quotes.

Re: Passing a numeric variable macro to a proc print title within ODS

ballardw — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:26:11 GMT

I would start with the Macro Language Reference section, Understanding and Using the Macro Facility in the online help under Base SAS.

Re: Passing a numeric variable macro to a proc print title within ODS

SasGuy614 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:30:38 GMT

Thanks for your help again.

Re: Passing a numeric variable macro to a proc print title within ODS

Hoffy — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:55:11 GMT

You did get the correct answer to your question. I noticed some code you don't really need.

The %let Date=&Date; isn't needed as that is what the proc sql execution just above it does. That syntax creates the macro date with the contents of YYYYMMDD.