/* sample dataset */
data have;
infile datalines dlm=",";
input date $ value;
datalines;
05AUG2010,5
;
run;
/* macro to calculate percentage */
%macro test11;
%global valueMax;
%let valueMAX = 10;
data WORK.have_adj;
set WORK.have;
format perc best8.;
perc = value/&valueMAX.;
run;
%mend test11;
/* macro to execute */
%let dataName = test;
%macro runTEST;
%if %sysfunc(find("&dataName.",'test')) ge 1 %then %do; /* something wrong here */
%test11;
%end;
%mend runTEST;
%runTEST;
/* check whether macro 'test' has been executed */
%put _ALL_;
run;
The result suggests the macro 'test11' has not been executed. How to fix it?
Remove the quotes from the macro variable in the FIND function.
Modified your code for testing to make it easier:
%macro runTEST(dataName);
%if %sysfunc(find(&dataName.,test)) ge 1 %then %do; /* something wrong here */
%put FOUND TEST;
%end;
%else %do;
%put NO TEST;
%end;
%mend runTEST;
%runTEST(test);
%runTEST(hello_test123);
%runTEST(random);
Remove the quotes from the macro variable in the FIND function.
Modified your code for testing to make it easier:
%macro runTEST(dataName);
%if %sysfunc(find(&dataName.,test)) ge 1 %then %do; /* something wrong here */
%put FOUND TEST;
%end;
%else %do;
%put NO TEST;
%end;
%mend runTEST;
%runTEST(test);
%runTEST(hello_test123);
%runTEST(random);
Thank you @Reeza for both the answer and tips! That solves the problem.
%macro runTEST(dataName);
%if %index(&dataName.,test) %then %do; /* something wrong here */
%put FOUND TEST;
%end;
%else %do;
%put NO TEST;
%end;
%mend runTEST;
%runTEST(test)
%runTEST(hello_test123)
%runTEST(random)
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