topic Re: call SYMPUTX in SAS Programming

call SYMPUTX

Ronein — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:55:10 GMT

Hello

Why the macro variable I create doesn't get the desired value??? (Should get the numeric value of 14Aug2025)

%let SAS_FROM_Haamada_date='15AUG2025'd;
data _Null_ ;
From_date_Bakashot=&SAS_FROM_Haamada_date.-1;
call SYMPUTX ('From_date_Bakashot',x);
Run;
%put From_date_Bakashot=From_date_Bakashot.;

Re: call SYMPUTX

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:08:59 GMT

The log tells you that variable x is uninitialized.

You create from_date_bakashot, but then use x as argument to CALL SYMPUTX.

Re: call SYMPUTX

Ronein — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:54:12 GMT

Now it is 100%

%let SAS_FROM_Haamada_date='15AUG2025'd;
data _Null_ ;
From_date_Bakashot=&SAS_FROM_Haamada_date.-1;
call SYMPUTX ('From_date_Bakashot',From_date_Bakashot);
Run;

%put From_date_Bakashot=&From_date_Bakashot.;