%IF &_DEBUG=1 %THEN; %DO; ISSUES

[Abdu]

Hi All,

I was struggling to make my code works, but two issue hanging on there.  Here is my code:

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%MACRO TEST;

  %LET _DEBUG=0;

  %IF &_DEBUG=1 %THEN; %DO;

  %PUT THIS TIME DEBUG IS 1: _DEBUG=&_DEBUG;

  %END;

%MEND TEST;

%TEST;

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The output is not I was expecting:

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THIS TIME DEBUG IS 1: _DEBUG=0

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I changed my code to the following, more severe issue appear:

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%MACRO TEST2;

  %LET _DEBUG=0;

  %IF &_DEBUG=1 %THEN; %DO;

  %PUT THIS TIME DEBUG IS 1: _DEBUG=&_DEBUG;

  %END;

  %ELSE %DO; 

  %PUT THIS TIME DEBUG IS NOT 1: _DEBUG=&_DEBUG;

  %END;

%MEND TEST2;

%TEST2;

The output is:

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90100   %MACRO TEST2;

90101       %LET _DEBUG=0;

90102

90103       %IF &_DEBUG=1 %THEN; %DO;

90104           %PUT THIS TIME DEBUG IS 1: _DEBUG=&_DEBUG;

90105       %END;

90106       %ELSE %DO;

ERROR: There is no matching %IF statement for the %ELSE. A dummy macro will be compiled.

90107           %PUT THIS TIME DEBUG IS NOT 1: _DEBUG=&_DEBUG;

90108       %END;

90109

90110   %MEND TEST2;

90111

90112   %TEST2;

        -

        180

WARNING: Apparent invocation of macro TEST2 not resolved.

ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.

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Anybody can help me with these two issues?

Thanks in Advance.

Abdu.

[Scott_Mitchell · Accepted solution]

You don't need a semi colon between your %THEN and %DO.

[Abdu]

Thank you, Scott.  I was screwed by this ";"

Abdu.