topic How do you use the %input statement? in SAS Enterprise Guide

How do you use the %input statement?

FlorianG — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:30:09 GMT

Good evening,

does anyone know how to use the %input statement in a macro in order to read in a value for a macro variable?

I use SAS Enterprise Guide, so the macro is written in the code window.

My first attempts unfortunately didn't work.

I tried something like this:

%macro identi; 
%put Type in your name; 
%input name; 
%put Type in your age; 
%input age; 
%put &name is &age years old; 
%mend identi; 

%identi;

When you start the program, there is no possibility for the user to type in the values for the variables. Only the log window opens.

Do I have to program an extra window where the user can type in the variable values or is there something else wrong?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

FlorianG

Re: How do you use the %input statement?

ballardw — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:43:26 GMT

For EG you may want to look at PROMPT.

The %input and %window statements were created before much in the GUI. Also, the variables you create this way would exist for the duration of the macro (brief). You would want to add %Global statements to make the varaibles persist after the macro runs. See the documentation on scope of macro variables.

Re: How do you use the %input statement?

DMoovendhan — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:48:57 GMT

%input works well in sas PC and in command prompt, but for command prompt sas you can use x command and echo instead of %put to pass on the message to the interface.

_prompt_ works well in noth sas pc and in sas EG.

Re: How do you use the %input statement?

FlorianG — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 09:32:13 GMT

Thank you very much.