Dataline is not working in a Macro?

[ybz12003]

Hi, 
I have the following macro code below.  An error message was shown in the log window when it ran.  Could a data line step be run in Macro Macro steps? Please help.

%macro AriINPChart;
proc sort data=icd_10_cm_b; by icd_10_cm; run;

data icd_10_cm; set icd_10_cm_a icd_10_cm_b; run;

proc sort data=icd_10_cm nodupkey; by icd_10_cm; run;

data Valid_ICD;
LENGTH icd_10_cm $ 10;
input icd_10_cm $;
infile datalines delimiter="/";
datalines;
H669/
0219/
D59219/
Z283/
M545/
R05/
J899/
Y938/
Z20882/
;
run;

proc sort data=Valid_ICD; by icd_10_cm; run;

%macro vvv(ooo);
%do ooo=1 %to 10;
%let i=(&rr + 1);
%let rr=%eval(&i);

data inptadmitdx&ooo;
set ds2inp (keep=studysite scrdate caseid inptadmitdt inptdischargedt inptadmitdx&ooo);
if inptadmitdx&ooo ne ' ';
if inptadmitdx&ooo in('999.9999','999..999','999.999','U07.1','U07.0','R51','M35.8') then delete;
icd_10_cm=upcase(compress(inptadmitdx&ooo,',.[]-/'));
run;

proc sort data=inptadmitdx&ooo; by icd_10_cm; run;

data inpcr&rr (keep=studysite scrdate caseid inptadmitdt inptdischargedt inptadmitdx&ooo icd_10_cm);
merge inptadmitdx&ooo (in=a) icd_10_cm (in=b) Valid_ICD (in=c);
by icd_10_cm;
if a=1 and b ne 1 and c ne 1;
run;

proc sort data=inpcr&rr; by studysite caseid; run;

%let inp_&rr.a=%str(Admission diagnosis [inptadmitdx&ooo.] does not match ICD-10-CM code list);

ods proclabel "Check &rr:&&inp_&rr.a";

data inpcr&rr;
set inpcr&rr;
if caseid in ('EH1R09895') then delete;
var1='scrdate='||trim(left(put(scrdate,mmddyy10.)))
||', '||"inptadmitdt="||trim(left(put(inptadmitdt,mmddyy10.)))
||', '||"inptdischargedt="||trim(left(put(inptdischargedt,mmddyy10.))) 
||', '||"inptadmitdx&ooo.="||trim(left(put(inptadmitdx&ooo,$20.)));
||', '||"inptadmitdx&ooo. without special symbol="||trim(left(put(icd_10_cm,$20.)));
format studysite studysite.;
run;

%createinp;
%end;

%mend vvv;
%vvv;


%mend AriINPChart;
%AriINPChart;

MPRINT(ARIINPCHART):   data Valid_ICD;
MPRINT(ARIINPCHART):   LENGTH icd_10_cm $ 10;
MPRINT(ARIINPCHART):   input icd_10_cm $;
MPRINT(ARIINPCHART):   infile datalines delimiter="/";
MPRINT(ARIINPCHART):   datalines;

ERROR: The macro ARIINPCHART generated CARDS (data lines) for the DATA step, which could cause
       incorrect results.  The DATA step and the macro will stop executing.
NOTE: The data set WORK.VALID_ICD has 0 observations and 1 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
      real time           0.00 seconds
      cpu time            0.00 seconds


MPRINT(ARIINPCHART):  ;
MPRINT(ARIINPCHART):  ;
MPRINT(ARIINPCHART):  ;
MPRINT(ARIINPCHART):  ;
ERROR: The macro ARIINPCHART will stop executing.
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[ChrisHemedinger · Accepted solution]

DATALINES (or CARDS or similar) is not supported in SAS macro. One workaround is to write this data to a file outside of the macro, and then make that file available to the macro during its execution and reference with INFILE. Others here might have more suggestions.

[PaigeMiller]

@ChrisHemedinger is right. But looking at this part of the code:

proc sort data=icd_10_cm_b; by icd_10_cm; run;

data icd_10_cm; set icd_10_cm_a icd_10_cm_b; run;

proc sort data=icd_10_cm nodupkey; by icd_10_cm; run;

data Valid_ICD;
LENGTH icd_10_cm $ 10;
input icd_10_cm $;
infile datalines delimiter="/";
datalines;
H669/
0219/
D59219/
Z283/
M545/
R05/
J899/
Y938/
Z20882/
;
run;

proc sort data=Valid_ICD; by icd_10_cm; run;

There's no reason for any of this to be inside a macro.

You can also put your data inside an external text file or external CSV file, and read it in from the external file, that should work inside a macro.

[Kurt_Bremser]

DATALINES cannot be used in a macro, and macro triggers are not recognized in a DATALINES block. Run the DATA step with the DATALINES outside of the macro.

[Tom]

You cannot use in-line data inside a macro.  Once the macro is compiled the "lines" would be gone any way.

Your example dataset is trivial to create without in-line data.

data Valid_ICD;
  LENGTH icd_10_cm $10;
  do icd_10_cm = 
'H669'
,'0219'
,'D59219'
,'Z283'
,'M545'
,'R05'
,'J899'
,'Y938'
,'Z20882'
;
  output;
end;
run;

[s_lassen]

Another solution if you need to use the DATALINES statement in a macro call is to put the datastep code in a separate SAS file, and then just %INCLUDE it from the macro

%macro AriINPChart;
proc sort data=icd_10_cm_b; by icd_10_cm; run;

data icd_10_cm; set icd_10_cm_a icd_10_cm_b; run;

proc sort data=icd_10_cm nodupkey; by icd_10_cm; run;

%include 'c:\datastep.sas';

- you probably want another path for the datastep code, but that's the idea. 

[yabwon]

Just to have the full answer, here is "why?" https://support.sas.com/kb/43/902.html

Bart