topic Re: macro code unmatched quote in SAS Programming

macro code unmatched quote

TimurShangareev — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:05:18 GMT

I wrote macro function:

%macro libr;

%put %str(parameter's value);

%mend;

And its destroyed my log: I changed %str to %bquote, but now no one of macro functions doesn't work.

Next I runed this code:

So that code runs:

But i still can't use any macro directive:

How I can fix that without closing SAS IDE?

(if i close it, i won't be able to start SAS for other reasons (not for this topic) ).

Re: macro code unmatched quote

SASKiwi — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:46:25 GMT

You could try the "magic string" several times testing if it works after each try.

;*';*";*/;quit;run;

Re: macro code unmatched quote

Quentin — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:07:58 GMT

I played with it.

I think you need a single quote, and closing parenthesis, and a %mend.

I would submit:

*' ; *) ; %mend ;

A few times. If you get the error message:

ERROR: No matching %MACRO statement for this %MEND statement.

That indicates you are likely unstuck.

Re: macro code unmatched quote

Patrick — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:34:14 GMT

I normally use %nrbquote() ...but for your case %bquote() should also do the job.

data _null_;
  call symputx('param',"parameter's value");
run;

%macro libr();
  %put XXX %nrbquote(&param);
%mend;
%libr();

To really provide you with a solution you would need to show us exactly how the macro variable gets populated and how you intend to use the macro.

If it's not a function style macro then you could also always use a data _null_ step, use symget() to get the macro value and then a normal SAS data step put/putlog to print the value to the log.

Re: macro code unmatched quote

PaigeMiller — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:34:20 GMT

To avoid this issue in the future, please see the example here of having a single unmatched quote in a text string.