topic Re: proc print on temporary variables created in macros in SAS Procedures

proc print on temporary variables created in macros

SeekYourWay — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:29:52 GMT

Hi,

I'm new to SAS macros, but have been trying to follow the logics of the program that I have.

Apparently, the program itself is made up of macros, and it creates a lot of temporary variables.

My question is....can I use proc print to generate a report that shows the values of temporary variables? Normally, when I do proc print, and use the "VAR" statement, it only allows me to choose column names that are in the original dataset columns.

Thanks

Re: proc print on temporary variables created in macros

Reeza — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:31:32 GMT

Have you tried running the program with options mprint or mlogic set instead?

Otherwise you'll need to include some explicit %put &my_mvar at different stages to check what you need.

options mprint mlogic;

/*run your code*/

Re: proc print on temporary variables created in macros

Astounding — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:43:27 GMT

The simple version:

%put _user_;

That's a short-cut that displays all the macro variables you have created, but omits the automatic macro variables that the software creates for you. You don't get control like you would with a VAR statement in PROC PRINT.

If you want to see the automatic variables, you can use:

%put _automatic_;

Or if you just want all of them, there's:

%put _all_;

There are one or two more possibilities, but you're most likely looking for the first version (_user_).

Good luck.

Re: proc print on temporary variables created in macros

JasonDiVirgilio — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:04:51 GMT

Options symbolgen;

...is helpful too when you want the macro var resolution to go to your log without having to do %put statements.

Re: proc print on temporary variables created in macros

SeekYourWay — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:19:29 GMT

thank you for the reply, however, I am creating a new post to describe my problem at bit more clearly.

Re: proc print on temporary variables created in macros

SeekYourWay — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:19:38 GMT

thank you for the reply, however, I am creating a new post to describe my problem at bit more clearly.

Re: proc print on temporary variables created in macros

SeekYourWay — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:19:47 GMT

thank you for the reply, however, I am creating a new post to describe my problem at bit more clearly.