topic Re: Macro Output not getting generated in SAS Programming

Macro Output not getting generated

Aditi24 — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:37:29 GMT

Hi,

I am using a SAS code which have macros within a macro. When I execute this, the output is not getting transferref to the .lst file(which contains the output of the print proc). All I get is an empty .lst file.

Please refer the code below:-

proc printto print="&protpath/outlist/program_d.lst"
              log  ="&protpath/outlog/program_d.log"   new;
run;
%macro program_d(callid=);
 
%put ;
%put -----------------------------------------------------------------------------;
%put --- Start of %upcase(&sysmacroname) macro                                    ;
%put ---   callid=&callid                                                         ;
%put -----------------------------------------------------------------------------;
%put ;
 
%local  report_name;
%let    report_name=&sysmacroname;
 
%*** Bring in global report macro parameters and perform other global functions. ****;
%infrastructure2(report=&report_name,callid=&callid);
%if &_err_flag=Y %then
%goto exit;
 


data class1; 
  set sashelp.class; 
run;

%macro meann(datain=);
	proc means data=&datain median min max ;
	  by sex;
	  var Age Height Weight ;
	run;

	proc print data=&datain;
	title "Is datain in the list file";
	run;
	
%mend meann;

%meann(datain=class1);
 
%rtfsymbl(groups=_ALL_);
%exit:
%if "&debug"="N" %then %wrapup;
%put;
%put ---End of %upcase(&sysmacroname) macro;
%put;
%mend program_d;
%program_d(callid=001);
proc printto;
run;

Re: Macro Output not getting generated

Ksharp — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:16:15 GMT

options source source2 mprint mlogic symbolgen;

Re: Macro Output not getting generated

Aditi24 — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:48:57 GMT

@Ksharp: Could you please explain that?

Re: Macro Output not getting generated

RW9 — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:32:54 GMT

What @Ksharp meant is turn on the debug options. These print the values of macro variables, what the macro code evaluates to. From what you have posted there is no way we can provide any answers. There are various other macro calls within that code, and other macro variables. We do not know what these do, represent, or contain. This comes under the heading of obfuscation. Why do you need to have a macro, which all it does it proc means, and lists the output? Use base SAS code, everyone will understand it then.

Re: Macro Output not getting generated

Aditi24 — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:49:14 GMT

@RW9: Yeah I'll do that. Thanks for making the point clear.