topic Re: Macro resolution help again in SAS Programming

Macro resolution help again

buechler66 — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:52:59 GMT

Still struggling now with a slightly different syntax issue. My program reads in the Rule variable as:

Rule:

NVL(A.INTER_SCF_EXCL_IND ,'T') <> NVL(B.INTER_SCF_EXCL_IND ,'T')

But the %PUT statement is still outputting a trucated version:

HERE!!! COALESCE(A.INTER_SCF_EXCL_IND ,'T') <> COALESCE(B.INTER_SCF_EXCL_IND ,

I'm so frustrated!

data QueryRules;
   infile datalines;
   input rule $70.;
   datalines;                      
NVL(A.INTER_SCF_EXCL_IND ,'T') <> NVL(B.INTER_SCF_EXCL_IND ,'T')
;

* Recodes to fix inconsistancies in Rule code so it will run on IBMs database and run using SAS instead of plsql ;
data QueryRules;
	set QueryRules;

	* SASs equiv of Oracles NVL function ;
	rule = tranwrd(rule,"NVL(", "COALESCE(");

run;

proc sql;
select trim(rule) into : rule_list separated by "#" from QueryRules;
quit;

%put HERE!!! &rule_list;

Re: Macro resolution help again

buechler66 — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:02:37 GMT

And with regard to the "#", I've tried it with no quotes, and single and double quotes. Grr....

Re: Macro resolution help again

Astounding — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:16:59 GMT

The problem is a little different this time ... but it is something you might be able to figure out. Just in case you want to work on it with that clue, I've moved the answer further down on the screen.

The length of your variable is $70. That's fine when you start out. But when you replace NVL with COALESCE, you need a longer variable.

Re: Macro resolution help again

buechler66 — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 21:25:24 GMT

OMG! I just wasn't even looking in that direction. Thanks so much!

Re: Macro resolution help again

Reeza — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:59:46 GMT

@Astounding That's what the spoiler tag is for 🙂 The little guy hiding his face on the tool bar.