topic How to save macro to a dataset? in SAS Programming

How to save macro to a dataset?

jint83 — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 18:55:56 GMT

Hi, how do I save macro to a dataset, and export it to excel?

The export part is easy and I know, but I couldn't figure out how to save macro to a dataset [not a catalog, proc export doesn't work with catalogs]

Thank you.

Re: How to save macro to a dataset?

PaigeMiller — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 18:58:15 GMT

@jint83 wrote:

Hi, how do I save macro to a dataset, and export it to excel?

The export part is easy and I know, but I couldn't figure out how to save macro to a dataset [not a catalog, proc export doesn't work with catalogs]

Thank you.

This is very unclear. There is no real way to save a macro in a dataset except as a long string of text, and there's no point in doing that. Could you explain in more detail what you want to do with this macro? (Normally macros are saved in .sas programs, you don't need to do anything more than that). There's absolutely no point to export a SAS macro to Excel.

Re: How to save macro to a dataset?

novinosrin — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 19:03:28 GMT

Play with sashelp.vmacro view

data want;

set sashelp.vmacro;

run;

filter the sashelp.vmacro dictionary view however you like. HTH

Re: How to save macro to a dataset?

jint83 — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:16:09 GMT

As a long string of text, delimetered, is fine.

This is needed since proc glmselect outputs its selected predictors as a macro:_GLSIND1 , as indicated in:

https://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/statug/63347/HTML/default/viewer.htm#statug_glmselect_sect022.htm

I need the selected predictors outputed in an excel or text or as a string.