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Lost_Gary
Quartz | Level 8

I am struggling the most simple SAS macro code.  for some reason I cannot get this the call the variable income no matter what I try (quotes, removing underscore, etc.).  here is my code.  thanks for your help. 

 

options symbolgen mprint;

data temp;

infile DATALINES dsd missover;

input count income_error;

CARDS;

1, 1,

1, 0,

1, 0,

;

run;

%macro one(pc);

proc means noprint data= temp;

var count &pc_error;

output out= &pc1

sum(count &pc_error) =

;

run;

%mend;

 %one(income);

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Vish33
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

you have missed '.' to represent the macro variable to correctly. use the below code.

 

%macro one(pc);

 

proc means noprint data= temp;

var count &pc._error;

output out= &pc.1

 

sum(count &pc._error) =

;

run;

%mend;

 

%one(income);

 

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Vish33
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

you have missed '.' to represent the macro variable to correctly. use the below code.

 

%macro one(pc);

 

proc means noprint data= temp;

var count &pc._error;

output out= &pc.1

 

sum(count &pc._error) =

;

run;

%mend;

 

%one(income);

 

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