topic Re: How to create a macro variable containing the name of the SAS file being run in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-create-a-macro-variable-containing-the-name-of-the-SAS/m-p/92464#M19495 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It exists already:</P><P></P><P>%put %sysget(SAS_EXECFILENAME);</P><P></P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/kb/24/301.html" title="http://support.sas.com/kb/24/301.html">http://support.sas.com/kb/24/301.html</A></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:30:35 GMT Reeza 2012-08-13T21:30:35Z How to create a macro variable containing the name of the SAS file being run https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-create-a-macro-variable-containing-the-name-of-the-SAS/m-p/92463#M19494 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am trying to write a macro that ends up creating a dataset and I want that dataset to be named whatever the name of the SAS code is that it is run on followed by _STATS.&nbsp; Basically I am trying to find out if there is a way to create a macro variable that's value is the name of the program currently being run.&nbsp; This will be part of an automated process so I need it to run without manual intervention.&nbsp; I was hoping there was an automatic macro variable that had this information but it does not appear to be the case.&nbsp; Is there a proc or something else that would allow the file name to be stored as a macro variable?</P><P></P><P>Example:</P><P></P><P>Program name = Query123.sas</P><P></P><P>Macro variable to be created = Query123</P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:44:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-create-a-macro-variable-containing-the-name-of-the-SAS/m-p/92463#M19494 lsirakos 2012-08-13T20:44:10Z Re: How to create a macro variable containing the name of the SAS file being run https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-create-a-macro-variable-containing-the-name-of-the-SAS/m-p/92464#M19495 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It exists already:</P><P></P><P>%put %sysget(SAS_EXECFILENAME);</P><P></P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/kb/24/301.html" title="http://support.sas.com/kb/24/301.html">http://support.sas.com/kb/24/301.html</A></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:30:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-create-a-macro-variable-containing-the-name-of-the-SAS/m-p/92464#M19495 Reeza 2012-08-13T21:30:35Z Re: How to create a macro variable containing the name of the SAS file being run https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-create-a-macro-variable-containing-the-name-of-the-SAS/m-p/92465#M19496 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Perfect! Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:32:40 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-create-a-macro-variable-containing-the-name-of-the-SAS/m-p/92465#M19496 lsirakos 2012-08-13T21:32:40Z