Hi,
I've been trying to do the following however the macro that I create with the IF statement fails to work. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong:
%let type=motor;
%macro test3;
%if &type=motor %then %let type1=car;
%mend;
%test3;
%put &type1.;
Thanks
Macro variables don't last forever. Your new variable TYPE1 is automatically deleted once your macro finishes executing. You have a couple of ways to change the result.
You could define TYPE1 as global, meaning it will last after the macro finishes. To do that, add this statement:
%global type1;
You could add it either before running the macro, or inside the macro but before the %IF statement.
Alternatively, you could move the %PUT statement inside the macro.
Good luck.
Macro variables don't last forever. Your new variable TYPE1 is automatically deleted once your macro finishes executing. You have a couple of ways to change the result.
You could define TYPE1 as global, meaning it will last after the macro finishes. To do that, add this statement:
%global type1;
You could add it either before running the macro, or inside the macro but before the %IF statement.
Alternatively, you could move the %PUT statement inside the macro.
Good luck.
Thanks 🙂 worked perfectly.
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