Hi Everyone,
I want to run a macro as below:
%macro check (var=var1);
%macro check(var=var2);
...
%macro check (var=var1000);
So I need to run it over a list of 1000 variable.
I have the list of the name in file "name"
Is there any way that I dont have to write the %check() 1000 time?
Thank you,
HC
data source;
input abc xyz var1 varx;
datalines;
1 0 0 0
0 2 0 1
1 1 1 2
;run;
data name;
input name $;
datalines;
abc
xyz
var1
varx
;run;
%macro check (var=);
data _temp_&var; set source;
if abc>0;
run;
%mend;
%check (var=abc);
%check (var=xyz);
%check (var=var1);
%check (var=varx);
Look at CALL EXECUTE.
/********************************************************************
Example : Call macro using parameters from data set
********************************************************************/
proc sort data=sashelp.class out=class;
by age sex;
run;
%macro summary(age=, sex=);
proc print data=sashelp.class;
where age=&age and sex="&sex";
run;
%mend;
data sample;
set class;
by age sex;
if last.sex;
string =
catt('%summary(age=', age, ',sex=', sex, ');');
put string;
run;
data _null_;
set sample;
call execute(string);
run;
Look at CALL EXECUTE.
/********************************************************************
Example : Call macro using parameters from data set
********************************************************************/
proc sort data=sashelp.class out=class;
by age sex;
run;
%macro summary(age=, sex=);
proc print data=sashelp.class;
where age=&age and sex="&sex";
run;
%mend;
data sample;
set class;
by age sex;
if last.sex;
string =
catt('%summary(age=', age, ',sex=', sex, ');');
put string;
run;
data _null_;
set sample;
call execute(string);
run;
Look at CALL EXECUTE.
/********************************************************************
Example : Call macro using parameters from data set
********************************************************************/
proc sort data=sashelp.class out=class;
by age sex;
run;
%macro summary(age=, sex=);
proc print data=sashelp.class;
where age=&age and sex="&sex";
run;
%mend;
data sample;
set class;
by age sex;
if last.sex;
string =
catt('%summary(age=', age, ',sex=', sex, ');');
put string;
run;
data _null_;
set sample;
call execute(string);
run;
I agree with @Reeza, but don't see why you'd even need a macro. I'd do something like the following:
data source; input abc xyz var1 varx; datalines; 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 ;run; data name; input name $; datalines; abc xyz var1 varx ;run; data _null_; set name; length forexec $80; forexec=catt('data _temp_',name,';set source; if'); call execute(forexec); forexec=catt(name,'>0;run;'); call execute(forexec); run;
Art, CEO, AnalystFinder.com
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