CALL EXECUTE for MACRO

[siddharthpeesary]

%macro LOOP;
%do i=103 %to 103/*&runupto*/ ;
proc sql noprint;
select SYSTEM, FILENAME, TABLE_NAME, ATTRIBUTES, JOIN_TABLE, SECOND , AMOUNT, PROGRAM, LOOKUP
into :SYS, :FILE , :OUTTABLE, :FIELDS, :JOINTABLE, :JOINFIELD, :CADTOTAL, :CHECKER, :LOOK
from DATAVALIDATION where NUMBER=103;
QUIT;
%PUT &FIELDS;
data _NULL_;
if &CHECKER='PROGRAM_CHECK' THEN

CALL EXECUTE(%PROGRAM_CHECK(SYSTEMS=&SYS,FIRST=&FIELDS,SECOND=&JOINFIELD,BALANCE=&CADTOTAL,PARENTTABLE=&FILE,JOINTABLE=&JOINTABLE));
RUN;
/*proc append base=SOURCE data=TABLE2 FORCE;
RUN;*/
%END;

%mend;

ERROR OCCURED:Invalid macro name ;. It should be a valid SAS identifier no longer than 32 characters.
ERROR: A dummy macro will be compiled.

question: I have to run the macro( when the if condition is passed i have to run MACRO_CHECk)

can anyone tell me what is the error for it and what is the correct wat to write it

Thanks in advance

[Astounding · Accepted solution]

A couple of items for starters ...

Does the value of &CHECKER_PROGRAM really include single quotes?  

Trying to add CALL EXECUTE just complicates the program without adding any functionality.  You already have a macro running. Why not get rid of the DATA step entirely:

%if &CHECKER=PROGRAM_CHECK %THEN

%PROGRAM_CHECK(SYSTEMS=&SYS,FIRST=&FIELDS,SECOND=&JOINFIELD,BALANCE=&CADTOTAL,PARENTTABLE=&FILE,JOINTABLE=&JOINTABLE);

[siddharthpeesary]

Thank you so much you are a genius... actually in my table "PROGRAM_CHECK " is in character format so I thought  in if statement it should be in quotations(i.e %if &CHECKER= 'PROGRAM_CHECK' %THEN .....) but it executed when it is not in the Quotes ..

 If possible can you also tell me the reason ? 

Thanks again-:)

[Astounding]

DATA steps use quotes to compare strings, but macro language does not.  Here is a test you can run to become more famliar with the rules:

%macro test;

%let name=siddarth;

%if &name=siddarth %then %put Match #1;

%if &name='siddarth' %then %put Match #2;

%if '&name'='siddarth' %then %put Match #3;

%if "&name"="siddarth" %then %put Match #4;

%mend test;

%test

Of course, you can always invent a few more tests and experiment to become more familiar with the outcomes.

In the context of a DATA step, you would have to resolve macro variables and then understand what the DATA step looks like.  Resolving macro variables might generate:

if PROGRAM_CHECK = "PROGRAM_CHECK" then ..

if "PROGRAM_CHECK" = "PROGRAM_CHECK" then ...

if '&PROGRAM_CHECK" = 'PROGRAM_CHECK" then ...

The rules about using quotes or not all depend on whether the proper DATA step syntax would be expecting to see quotes at that point.

[siddharthpeesary]

Thank You I will try it -:)