Hello!
We have 9.2 and 9.4 in shop.
However the following code (with different datafile and dbms characteristics) works in 9.4 but not in 9.2.
We have to make it to run on machine with 9.2
%macro readexcel(sheet);
proc import out= &sheet
datafile = "&path\&name..xls"
dbms = EXCEL2000 REPLACE;
sheet ="&sheet";
getnames=yes;
run;
data &sheet;
length nm $40;
set &sheet;
nm=symget('sheet');
run;
%mend readexcel;
When macro is executed all data from the sheet is there in the set, but column "nm" that suppose to have Sheet name is empty, and we get message:
NOTE: Invalid argument to function SYMGET at line 2 column 47.
Thanks.
Why are you using symget and not the macro variable directly?
Nm="&sheet";
Looks like symget expects double quotes. From the docs
argument
can be one of the following items:
the name of a macro variable within double quotation marks but without an ampersand
the name of a DATA step character variable, specified with no quotation marks, which contains a macro variable name
a character expression that constructs a macro variable name
Why are you using symget and not the macro variable directly?
Nm="&sheet";
Looks like symget expects double quotes. From the docs
argument
can be one of the following items:
the name of a macro variable within double quotation marks but without an ampersand
the name of a DATA step character variable, specified with no quotation marks, which contains a macro variable name
a character expression that constructs a macro variable name
Thanks.
It worked.
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