Hi all ,
i am using a macro function and i used proc sql; creat table.....; proc print;run; .but it does not print the table ,no error ,i just can find the table in Explorer.why it does not print ?and the name of one of the columns is "NAME OF FORMER VARIABLE" .how can i chage it to one word name? i tried rename ,but because it is not single name ,it gives me error.if anyone knows the answer appreciate to share it with me.
You're seeing the label not variable name most likely.
Given what you've posted though we can't help. Obviously there's a mistake but without more details we can't tell you why.
When you're writing a macro you should start with working code. So if you haven't done that yet, I would suggest doing that first and then maybe comparing that to your macro to see where the differences are, and likely causing the issues.
Use the debugging options to see the full code and it can help you see where/why the data set is not being created.
options notes symbolgen mprint;
A variable cannot include spaces. If it includes you have to use it as 'var with space'n.
You may try do: (renmae = ("NAME OF FORMER VARIABLE"n = any_valid_name));
You're seeing the label not variable name most likely.
Given what you've posted though we can't help. Obviously there's a mistake but without more details we can't tell you why.
When you're writing a macro you should start with working code. So if you haven't done that yet, I would suggest doing that first and then maybe comparing that to your macro to see where the differences are, and likely causing the issues.
Use the debugging options to see the full code and it can help you see where/why the data set is not being created.
options notes symbolgen mprint;
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