topic Re: using macro variables in imagename in Graphics Programming

using macro variables in imagename

Dingdang — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:41:05 GMT

Hi,

I wanted to use a macro variable &var in the imagename like this:

ods graphics on /

reset=all imagename="ROC_&var";

I got this warning from log

WARNING: The IMAGENAME option or the output name contains invalid characters. ROC_interestrate will be used as the image name

prefix.

ROC_interestrate is the name that I wanted for my graph. So this warning didnt really affect my result. But I am curious where I did sth. wrong. Can someone please help me?

Thank you very much in advance!

BR Ding

Re: using macro variables in imagename

mohamed_zaki — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:51:40 GMT

how do you assign the value to the &var.

share your code please

Re: using macro variables in imagename

RW9 — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:59:59 GMT

I would suspect from the minimum information the macro variable is resolving with spaces after it, if you are sure there is no special characters. Try %trim(&var.). Maybe turn options mprint mlogic symbolgen; so you can see what it is resolving to.

Re: using macro variables in imagename

Dingdang — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:37:03 GMT

I use var as an input argument in a %marco(). The values of the var is sth. like interestrate, affordability. I just tried %trim(&var.) and still get the same warning.

BR Ding

Re: using macro variables in imagename

mohamed_zaki — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:51:06 GMT

okay input argument to the macro,but share your code to help you further.

Re: using macro variables in imagename

Dingdang — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:03:42 GMT

this is a part of the code:

%macro UV(data_in, var, var_class, data_out);

ods html close;

data tmp0;
format variable $20.;
Variable="&var.";
run;

ods graphics on /
reset = all imagename = "ROC_&var";
ods select ROCCurve;

.....

%mend;

thanks very much!

BR Ding

Re: using macro variables in imagename

mohamed_zaki — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:33:21 GMT

I am asking about the part when you assign the value to var and calling UV.

Give example of how you call the UV macro passing the argument to it.

Re: using macro variables in imagename

Darrell_sas — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:14:16 GMT

Yes, how do you assign 'var'?

For example, this doesn't cause a problem:

%UV(flurg, interstrate, class, foo);

So, what do you do?

And you might try adding the following code to macro UV:

data a;

imagename = "ROC_&var";

put imagename;

run;