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learn_SAS_23
Pyrite | Level 9

while executing below code of IN operator , the Block resolves to ERROR instead of Hello , when i pass input parameter as FI

 

%macro test(a) /minoperator;

%if %upcase(&a) in (FI BI CA) %then %put Hello;
%else %put ERROR;
%mend test;

%test(FI)

 

here is the Log : 

 

1 The SAS System Friday, September 17, 2021 08:57:00 AM

1 ;*';*";*/;quit;run;
2 OPTIONS PAGENO=MIN;
3 %LET _CLIENTTASKLABEL='Program 6';
4 %LET _CLIENTPROCESSFLOWNAME='Process Flow';
5 %LET _CLIENTPROJECTPATH='C:\Users\B723166\Desktop\Test23.egp';
6 %LET _CLIENTPROJECTPATHHOST='OPJTYTRU99146';
7 %LET _CLIENTPROJECTNAME='Test23.egp';
8 %LET _SASPROGRAMFILE='';
9 %LET _SASPROGRAMFILEHOST='';
10
11 ODS _ALL_ CLOSE;
12 OPTIONS DEV=SVG;
13 GOPTIONS XPIXELS=0 YPIXELS=0;
14 %macro HTML5AccessibleGraphSupported;
15 %if %_SAS_VERCOMP_FV(9,4,4, 0,0,0) >= 0 %then ACCESSIBLE_GRAPH;
16 %mend;
17 FILENAME EGHTML TEMP;
18 ODS HTML5(ID=EGHTML) FILE=EGHTML
19 OPTIONS(BITMAP_MODE='INLINE')
20 %HTML5AccessibleGraphSupported
21 ENCODING='utf-8'
22 STYLE=HtmlBlue
23 NOGTITLE
24 NOGFOOTNOTE
25 GPATH=&sasworklocation
26 ;
NOTE: Writing HTML5(EGHTML) Body file: EGHTML
27
28 %macro test(a) /minoperator;
29
30 %if %upcase(&a) in (FI BI CA) %then %put Hello;
31 %else %put ERROR;
32 %mend test;
33
34 %test(FI)
ERROR
35
36 %LET _CLIENTTASKLABEL=;
37 %LET _CLIENTPROCESSFLOWNAME=;
38 %LET _CLIENTPROJECTPATH=;
39 %LET _CLIENTPROJECTPATHHOST=;
40 %LET _CLIENTPROJECTNAME=;
41 %LET _SASPROGRAMFILE=;
42 %LET _SASPROGRAMFILEHOST=;
43
44 ;*';*";*/;quit;run;
45 ODS _ALL_ CLOSE;
46
47
48 QUIT; RUN;
49

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Accepted Solutions
Aku
Obsidian | Level 7 Aku
Obsidian | Level 7

You are missing quoting from   %if %upcase(&a) in (FI BI CA) %then %put Hello;

Try : %if %upcase(&a) in ('FI','BI','CA') %then %put Hello;

 

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Aku
Obsidian | Level 7 Aku
Obsidian | Level 7

You are missing quoting from   %if %upcase(&a) in (FI BI CA) %then %put Hello;

Try : %if %upcase(&a) in ('FI','BI','CA') %then %put Hello;

 

Quentin
Super User

This accepted solution looks wrong to me.  You shouldn't need quote marks in the macro language, as shown in the log I posted showing that the original code posted in the question works correctly.

PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

I agree, @Quentin . The solution marked correct, in fact is not correct. 

 

@learn_SAS_23 Please un-mark that solution as correct.

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Paige Miller
PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Remember to use the Options Minoperator.

Quentin
Super User

Your code runs fine for me:

 

1    %macro test(a) /minoperator;
2
3    %if %upcase(&a) in (FI BI CA) %then %put Hello;
4    %else %put ERROR;
5    %mend test;
6
7    %test(FI)
Hello
learn_SAS_23
Pyrite | Level 9

Thanks for all valuable inputs it works now.

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