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Hi All,

 

I've been using %SYSMEXECNAME() to get the name of currently executing macros, and noticed today that if I have text, then a blank, then a call to %SYSMEXECNAME(), the blank disappears.   Does this make any sense? 

 

I can work around it by using a quoted blank, %STR( ).  But it was a surprise to me.  I can't think why the blanks would disappear.

 

%macro test;
  %put There should be one space after colon but there are none: %sysmexecname(1);
  %put There should be three spaces after colon but there are none:   %sysmexecname(1);
  %put A quoted blank will work:%str( )%sysmexecname(1);
  %put SYSMACRONAME works fine: &sysmacroname;
%mend;
%test;

 

Returns:

There should be one space after colon but there are none:TEST
There should be three spaces after colon but there are none:TEST
A quoted blank will work: TEST
SYSMACRONAME works fine: TEST
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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

I raised this issue with SAS support back in August  2016.  Not sure if they committed to fixing it.

What version of SAS are you using?

 

Hello Tom,

Thank you for bring this behavior to our attention.  I have reported it to the macro developer.

 

You can use the following syntax as a work around.

 

%put Depth =%str( )%sysmexecdepth ;

 

Regards,

---------------------------------

Kevin Russell

Foundation SAS Team

SAS Technical Support

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

I raised this issue with SAS support back in August  2016.  Not sure if they committed to fixing it.

What version of SAS are you using?

 

Hello Tom,

Thank you for bring this behavior to our attention.  I have reported it to the macro developer.

 

You can use the following syntax as a work around.

 

%put Depth =%str( )%sysmexecdepth ;

 

Regards,

---------------------------------

Kevin Russell

Foundation SAS Team

SAS Technical Support

Quentin
Super User

Thanks Tom.  I'm running 9.4M4 on Windows.  M5 is out now, maybe somebody who has that can try it and report back.

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