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LockieFerguson
Calcite | Level 5

I have 3 proc report statements that I need to run 25 times to get my desired result (one time for each "grantee"). I know there is a simple way to do this with a macro(?), but my experience with macros is limited and I'm struggling. 

 

I want to run the following reports 25 times (1 for each value of the variable "grantee") - i.e., run the reports through once on a subset of data where grantee =grantee1, then run it through again where grantee=grantee2, etc. I have it set up in the code below with a %let statement - this works when i type the grantee name in, one by one, and run it 25 times.  I'm sure there's a faster way where it automatically runs through each value of grantee without having to change the %let statement. Any advice? (I feel like i'm missing something obvious and simple - thank you in advance!)

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User

What keeps you from using grantee as a group column and insert page breaks for group changes?

 

PS please post your code for one grantee, and give us a simple example of your data for testing. Post it as a data step with datalines.

Reeza
Super User

See Step 5/6 in the second link.

 

UCLA introductory tutorial on macro variables and macros

https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/sas/seminars/sas-macros-introduction/

Tutorial on converting a working program to a macro

This method is pretty robust and helps prevent errors and makes it much easier to debug your code. Obviously biased, because I wrote it 🙂 https://github.com/statgeek/SAS-Tutorials/blob/master/Turning%20a%20program%20into%20a%20macro.md


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