How to add non-macros to macros?

[itemsong]

%macro test(x);

data temp;

     set temp1;

     y=5;

     y = y + &x.;

run;

%mend;

%test(5);

will y be equal to 10?

[Sudhakar_A]

%macro test(x);

data temp;

     y=5;

     y = y + &x.;

run;

%mend;

%test(5);

Yes it will be 10, check this code.

[ballardw]

You may be looking for SYMGET as well if the application is more complex then your example.

[Tom]

Yes. For every observation read from TEMP1 and written to TEMP will have Y=10.

You can try it without the macro wrapper by just using %LET to set the value of the macro variable X.

%let x=5;

data temp;

   set sashelp.class ;

   y=5 + &x ;

   put (name y) (=);

run;

Name=Alfred y=10

Name=Alice y=10

Name=Barbara y=10

Name=Carol y=10

Name=Henry y=10

Name=James y=10

Name=Jane y=10

Name=Janet y=10

Name=Jeffrey y=10

Name=John y=10

Name=Joyce y=10

Name=Judy y=10

Name=Louise y=10

Name=Mary y=10

Name=Philip y=10

Name=Robert y=10

Name=Ronald y=10

Name=Thomas y=10

Name=William y=10