topic Re: I do not have "work.sasmacr" catalog??? in SAS Programming

I do not have "work.sasmacr" catalog???

SasStatistics — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:40:20 GMT

When creating a macro, it should be saved in "work.sasmacr", but I do not have it and are wondering how I can find out where they are saved.

I am using SAS EG.

Re: I do not have "work.sasmacr" catalog???

PaigeMiller — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:44:01 GMT

If no macros have been defined, then work.sasmacr does not exist. As soon as you define a macro (or call one from the AUTOCALL library) then work.sasmacr is created for you.

If you have defined a macro and it doesn't show in work.sasmacr (or work.sasmacr doesn't exist) then please explain in a lot more detail what you did, and SHOW US your code.

Re: I do not have "work.sasmacr" catalog???

Tom — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:19:01 GMT

@SasStatistics wrote:

When creating a macro, it should be saved in "work.sasmacr", but I do not have it and are wondering how I can find out where they are saved.

I am using SAS EG.

What do you mean by "created"? To define a macro you run code that includes %MACRO and %MEND statements.

Do you have that code saved somewhere? If so just re-run it.

Note also that if you are using Enterprise Guide or SAS/Studio or some other tool to submit your SAS code then the catalog name where compiled macros are stored will have a slightly different name: WORK.SASMAC1

Re: I do not have "work.sasmacr" catalog???

Kurt_Bremser — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:24:59 GMT

Catalogs will not show up in the server list's library listing.

Run PROC DATASETS on WORK to see the contents.

Re: I do not have "work.sasmacr" catalog???

SASKiwi — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 23:24:35 GMT

Later versions of SAS EG have a built-in SAS Catalog Viewer. Check the menu options - I think it is under Tools. You should be able to find WORK.SASMACR there.

Fun Fact: The SASMACRO name is a relic from early versions of SAS where SAS file names were limited to 8 characters.

Re: I do not have "work.sasmacr" catalog???

SasStatistics — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:43:01 GMT

Thanks, the solution is (In SAS EG):
Tools > Catalog and Formats Explorer > Work and there is a library called SASMAC1.