DATA CLASS;
SET SASHELP.CLASS;
RUN;
%macro checkds(dsn);
%if %sysfunc(exist(&dsn)) %then %do;
data _null_;
file print;
put #3 @10 "Data set &dsn. does exist"; ;
%end;
%else %do;
data _null_;
file print;
put #3 @10 "Data set &dsn. does not exist";
run;
%end;
%mend checkds;
%checkds(WORK.CLASS);
%checkds(WORK.CLASS4);
May I know how to put the info and message into a dataset? Thanks.
Dataset Message
Class Data set Class does exist
Class4 Data set Class4 does not exist
Depends upon what you are trying to do. Are you trying to do something like the following?
%macro checkds(dsn); %if %sysfunc(exist(&dsn)) %then %let result=catx(' ','Data set',"&dsn.",'does exist'); %else %let result=catx(' ','Data set',"&dsn.",'does not exist'); &result.; %mend checkds; data test; x=%checkds(WORK.CLASS); output; x=%checkds(WORK.CLASS4); output; run;
Art, CEO, AnalystFinder.com
You can use the EXIST function in a data step. So the only issue is how to get the dataset name from a macrovar as an argument:
%let dsnlist=sashelp.class sashelp.class2;
data status;
length dsn $44;
do w=1 to countw("&dsnlist",' ');
dsn=scan("&dsnlist",w,' ');
dsnstatus=exist(dsn);
output;
end;
run;
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