2 "sub-macros" work, but I'm having trouble combining them...

batnet — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:33:23 GMT

So, the following two macros work:

--To return a specified number of observations, this one works properly

%macro homework3_3 (obs=);

options nodate nonumber;

title "LISTING PRODUCED ON: &sysday, &sysdate9. at &systime";

proc print data=hw3c.stocks (obs=&obs);

run;

%mend homework3_3;

%homework3_3 (obs=5);

--To return values within a date range, and it works properly as well

%macro daterange(begindate,enddate);

%let begindate = "&begindate"d;

%let enddate = "&enddate"d;

proc print data=hw3c.stocks;

where date between &begindate and &enddate;

run;

%mend daterange;

%daterange(05Jan2013,20Jan2013)

However, when I combine these macros with the code below:

%macro PRINT_N(begindate,enddate,obs=);

%let begindate = "&begindate"d;

%let enddate = "&enddate"d;

proc print data=hw3c.stocks (obs=&obs);

where date between &begindate and &enddate;

run;

%mend PRINT_N;

%daterange(05Jan2013,20Jan2013,obs=5)

I get an error message: "ERROR: The keyword parameter OBS was not defined with the macro." I don't understand why, because I defined OBS in the same way in both this Macro and in the first Macro; it worked in Macro #1 but not in Macro #3. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!

Matt

Re: 2 "sub-macros" work, but I'm having trouble combining them...

Linlin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:44:55 GMT

changing

%daterange(05Jan2013,20Jan2013,obs=5)

%print_n(05Jan2013,20Jan2013,obs=5)

Re: 2 "sub-macros" work, but I'm having trouble combining them...

batnet — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:42:34 GMT

Wow. That's embarrassing. Thank you! (Feels rather silly to make a mistake like that!)

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