https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/The-impact-of-the-number-sas-macro/m-p/252821#M268815 <P>Nothing...</P> <P>In terms of what, operation speed, program readability, how difficult it is to update/modify program</P> Fri, 26 Feb 2016 21:03:21 GMT Reeza 2016-02-26T21:03:21Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/The-impact-of-the-number-sas-macro/m-p/252820#M268814 <P>Hello,</P> <P>Please, what is the impact of the number of macros in application.</P> <P>Best regards,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 26 Feb 2016 21:02:12 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/The-impact-of-the-number-sas-macro/m-p/252820#M268814 LineMoon 2016-02-26T21:02:12Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/The-impact-of-the-number-sas-macro/m-p/252821#M268815 <P>Nothing...</P> <P>In terms of what, operation speed, program readability, how difficult it is to update/modify program</P> Fri, 26 Feb 2016 21:03:21 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/The-impact-of-the-number-sas-macro/m-p/252821#M268815 Reeza 2016-02-26T21:03:21Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/The-impact-of-the-number-sas-macro/m-p/252862#M268816 The question is quite vague. Do you have a specific issue/requirement? Fri, 26 Feb 2016 23:13:14 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/The-impact-of-the-number-sas-macro/m-p/252862#M268816 LinusH 2016-02-26T23:13:14Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/The-impact-of-the-number-sas-macro/m-p/252889#M268817 <P>Usually, increasing the number of macros makes it more difficult to debug and maintain a program. &nbsp;There are definitely exceptiions to the rule, for extremely well-written macros. &nbsp;But in practice macros tend to add complexity.</P> Sat, 27 Feb 2016 03:53:18 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/The-impact-of-the-number-sas-macro/m-p/252889#M268817 Astounding 2016-02-27T03:53:18Z