Macro variable and date not working

[Amoryn]

i have the following code. when i run the code the macro doesn't create the correct date

code:

rsubmit;

%macro campaign(pilot,pre,post);

DATA test;

  set saayma_a.&pilot. (obs=1 keep=dte);

  call symput('Start_Date1',put(intnx('month',dte,-%eval(+&pre.)),YYMMN6.));

  call symput('End_Date1',put(intnx('month',dte,-%eval(-&post.)),YYMMN6.));

run;

%put &Start_Date1 &End_Date1;

%DO Do_Date=&Start_Date1 %TO &End_Date1 %BY 1;

      DATA _NULL_;

         CALL SYMPUT('date',(&do_date));

  RUN;

%put &date;

DATA saayma_a.camp_&pilot._svoc&date.;

   length msisdn $15.;

      merge saayma_a.&pilot._&date. ( in=a drop=cp23_identity_number dob)

       saayma_a.svoc2_m&date.  ( in=b keep=msisdn SBM_Capable_Category customer_segment Most_Priceplan

   Most_Cell_Province HANDSET_SmartPhone Me2U_mProfile

   sbm_payment_type sbm_priceplan_final

   M1_Total_Cost M1_Total_Spend M1_Total_Revenue M1_Total_Value

   M1_Total_Data_Bundle_Cost M1_GPRS_MBytes M1_Recharge_Count

   M1_Recharge_Value M1_Post_CB M1_PrePaid_CB IC_No_In_Peak_Calls

   IC_No_In_OffPeak_Calls IC_Inbound_Calls IC_Inbound_Cost

   IC_No_Out_Peak_Calls IC_No_Out_OffPeak_Calls IC_Outbound_Calls

   IC_Outbound_Cost );

   by msisdn;

   if a;

   svoc_date=&date.;

   run;        

      %END;

%mend campaign;

%campaign(Pilot2607,1,1);

endrsubmit;

Error log:

NOTE: Compression was disabled for data set WORK.TEST because compression overhead would increase the size of the data

      set.

NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set SAAYMA_A.PILOT2607.

NOTE: The data set WORK.TEST has 1 observations and 1 variables.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.14 seconds

      cpu time            0.01 seconds

201309 201311

NOTE: Numeric values have been converted to character values at the places given by: (Line):(Column).

      521:1

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.00 seconds

      cpu time            0.00 seconds

201309

NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATE".

521    saayma_a.camp_Pilot2607_svoc      201309

                                         ------

                                         22

                                         200

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, a quoted string, (, /, ;, _DATA_, _LAST_, _NULL_.

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATE".

521    saayma_a.Pilot2607_      201309

                                ------

                                22

                                200

NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATE".

521                saayma_a.svoc2_m      201309

                                         ------

                                         22

                                         200

ERROR: File SAAYMA_A.PILOT2607_.DATA does not exist.

ERROR: File SAAYMA_A.SVOC2_M.DATA does not exist.

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, a quoted string, (, -, :, ;, END, _DATA_, _LAST_,

              _NULL_.

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

NOTE: Compression was disabled for data set SAAYMA_A.CAMP_PILOT2607_SVOC because compression overhead would increase the

      size of the data set.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.

WARNING: The data set SAAYMA_A.CAMP_PILOT2607_SVOC may be incomplete.  When this step was stopped there were 0

         observations and 2 variables.

WARNING: Data set SAAYMA_A.CAMP_PILOT2607_SVOC was not replaced because this step was stopped.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.04 seconds

      cpu time            0.00 seconds

NOTE: Numeric values have been converted to character values at the places given by: (Line):(Column).

      521:1

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.00 seconds

      cpu time            0.00 seconds

201310

NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATE".

521    saayma_a.camp_Pilot2607_svoc      201310

                                         ------

                                         22

                                         200

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, a quoted string, (, /, ;, _DATA_, _LAST_, _NULL_.

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATE".

521    saayma_a.Pilot2607_      201310

                                ------

                                22

                                200

NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATE".

521                saayma_a.svoc2_m      201310

                                         ------

                                         22

                                         200

ERROR: File SAAYMA_A.PILOT2607_.DATA does not exist.

ERROR: File SAAYMA_A.SVOC2_M.DATA does not exist.

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, a quoted string, (, -, :, ;, END, _DATA_, _LAST_,

              _NULL_.

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

NOTE: Compression was disabled for data set SAAYMA_A.CAMP_PILOT2607_SVOC because compression overhead would increase the

      size of the data set.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.

WARNING: The data set SAAYMA_A.CAMP_PILOT2607_SVOC may be incomplete.  When this step was stopped there were 0

         observations and 2 variables.

WARNING: Data set SAAYMA_A.CAMP_PILOT2607_SVOC was not replaced because this step was stopped.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.01 seconds

      cpu time            0.00 seconds

NOTE: Numeric values have been converted to character values at the places given by: (Line):(Column).

      521:1

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.00 seconds

      cpu time            0.00 seconds

201311

NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATE".

521    saayma_a.camp_Pilot2607_svoc      201311

                                         ------

                                         22

                                         200

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, a quoted string, (, /, ;, _DATA_, _LAST_, _NULL_.

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATE".

521    saayma_a.Pilot2607_      201311

                                ------

                                22

                                200

NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATE".

521                saayma_a.svoc2_m      201311

                                         ------

                                         22

                                         200

ERROR: File SAAYMA_A.PILOT2607_.DATA does not exist.

ERROR: File SAAYMA_A.SVOC2_M.DATA does not exist.

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name, a quoted string, (, -, :, ;, END, _DATA_, _LAST_,

              _NULL_.

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

NOTE: Compression was disabled for data set SAAYMA_A.CAMP_PILOT2607_SVOC because compression overhead would increase the

      size of the data set.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.

WARNING: The data set SAAYMA_A.CAMP_PILOT2607_SVOC may be incomplete.  When this step was stopped there were 0

         observations and 2 variables.

WARNING: Data set SAAYMA_A.CAMP_PILOT2607_SVOC was not replaced because this step was stopped.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.01 seconds

      cpu time            0.00 seconds

NOTE: Remote submit to MTNX290.UATSPAWN complete.

[Peter_C · Accepted solution]

You have more parentheses than you need in

      CALL SYMPUT('date',(&do_date));

Even without those extras, the effect is providing the macro variable as a number. Try  :

         CALL SYMPUT('date',"&do_date");

I think those extra parentheses cause evaluation, when all you want is a string constant for that CALL routine. Those double quotes permit the macro variable to be resolved while being quoted like a string. The numeric result of the evaluation has to be converted to a string and the default is BEST12. So you get leading zeroes.  You want only the text in that macro variable so treat it as a string "&do-date"

You might find another problem when your START and END straddle a year-end. That will/might happen when the variable DTE has a january or december date

good luck