topic Re: Macro variables display in sql code in SAS Programming

Macro variables display in sql code

mmkr — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:24:09 GMT

Hi ,

When i use macro variables inside the sql i can see the values in log if i use symbol gen

Isn't there a way to see it in the SQL? like expected output below ?

input :

%let test=abc;

%let test2=xyz;

data ds;

x=1;

y=2;

run;

options symbolgen;

proc sql;

create table &test._&test2. as

select *

from ds;

quit;

Log;

40 options symbolgen;

41 proc sql;

42 create table &test._&test2. as

SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable TEST resolves to abc

SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable TEST2 resolves to xyz

43 select *

44 from ds;

Expected output :

Isn't there a way to see it in the SQL?

proc sql

create table abc_xyz as

seelct *

from ds;

quit;

Re: Macro variables display in sql code

PaigeMiller — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:32:06 GMT

%macro dothis;
    %let test=abc;
    %let test2=xyz;
 
    data ds;
        x=1;
        y=2;
    run;
    proc sql;
        create table &test._&test2. as select * from ds;
    quit;
%mend;
options mprint;
%dothis

Re: Macro variables display in sql code

mmkr — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:10:57 GMT

Thank you !!

Does that work if we eliminate the macro as well?

Re: Macro variables display in sql code

mmkr — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:13:01 GMT

It is not working if we remove %macro ,could you please let me know if we have any other option ?

Re: Macro variables display in sql code

Tom — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:19:21 GMT

If you want to see the value in the log use the %PUT statement.

%put &=test &=test2 ;
proc sql;
create table &test._&test2. as
select *
from ds;
quit;

Note: In this case you don't really need to see the value of the macro variables because the NOTE in the SAS log about the dataset being created will include the name of the dataset.

Re: Macro variables display in sql code

PaigeMiller — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:41:51 GMT

@mmkr wrote:

It is not working if we remove %macro ,could you please let me know if we have any other option ?

No other option that I know of. Why would having working code inside a macro be a problem that has to be avoided with some other solution?