topic Macro Variable for Email Address in SAS Programming

Macro Variable for Email Address

OS2Rules — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:51 GMT

Hi All:

We have recently switched to Outlook as our e-mail system. We also uses SAS to send SMTP e-mail messages.

How do I send an e-mail to 2 different people in the "to=" line?

Currently we use a macro variable to store the user address. I think Outlook uses a semi-colon as the separator to put between

the 2 addresses, but this becomes an invalid statement in SAS.

We code -

call symput('emailaddr','name1@company.com;name2@company.com')

to define the variable,

and then use:

FILE OUTBOX

to="&emailaddr"

but this does not work.

Re: Macro Variable for Email Address

Quentin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:00 GMT

Hi,

I would try a space-delimited list of quoted email addresses, in parentheses i.e.

file outbox to=("mail1@company.com"  "mail2@company.com") ;

HTH,

--Q

Re: Macro Variable for Email Address

esjackso — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:45:34 GMT

Just a question, it doesnt look like you are dynamically making the macro variable for the address. If not why not just code directly to the to line? Also the semicolon (in the macro variable) after the macro variable is resolved is probably being read by SAS to end the coding line and thus creating syntax errors. As quentin points out, and if memory serves, spaces should work fine.

Just some thoughts.

Re: Macro Variable for Email Address

NishunkSaxena — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:33:00 GMT

Try This code I hope it works for you I just tested it seems ok to me.

%let to_list="mail1@server.com" "mail2@server.com";

%let path=W:;

filename myemail email to=(&to_list.)

cc="mail3@server.com"

bcc="mail4@server.com"

subject="Sending mail through SAS"

attach=("path.\SAS_Code.sas" "&path.\Copy of SAS_Code.sas")

;

data _null_;

file myemail;

put "Hi,Please find attached the two SAS Files.Thanks,Nishunk";

run;

Thanks,

Nishunk