topic Re: how to pass runtime of procs into macro variable? in SAS Programming

how to pass runtime of procs into macro variable?

kimmygzc — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:59:38 GMT

how to get runtime and pass value to macro var? thanks.

Re: how to pass runtime of procs into macro variable?

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:22:35 GMT

%let start=%sysfunc(datetime());

proc report data=sashelp.cars;
column origin n;
define origin /group;
rbreak after / summarize;
define n / "";
compute after;
  origin = "Total";
endcomp;
run;

%let end=%sysfunc(datetime());
%let duration = %sysevalf(&end. - &start.);
%put Duration = &duration. seconds;

Re: how to pass runtime of procs into macro variable?

PeterClemmensen — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:22:58 GMT

Try this

%let t1 = %sysfunc(datetime());

data _null_;
   x=sleep(10,1);
run;

%let t2 = %sysfunc(datetime());

%let run_time = %sysevalf(&t2 - &t1);

%put &run_time;