Safely stop Sas execution when condition not satisfied

[dennis_oz]

Hi all,

what can i put in the %abend  part of the program to safely stop code execution . I do not want any further steps to be executed

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%macro Check(file_upload_date.)
proc sql;
create table t1 as
select max(Response_File_Load_Date) as max_File_Load_Date format=date9.
into :max_File_Load_Date
from My_lib.Table1
/* where dt < today() and flg = 0*/
;quit;

%put &max_File_Load_Date.;

%if &max_File_Load_Date. >= &file_upload_date. %then %abend;

%mend;
%check(&file_upload_date.);

[Jagadishkatam · Accepted solution]

you can try like below

%macro Check(file_upload_date.)
proc sql;
create table t1 as
select max(Response_File_Load_Date) as max_File_Load_Date format=date9.
into :max_File_Load_Date
from My_lib.Table1
/* where dt < today() and flg = 0*/
;quit;

%put &max_File_Load_Date.;

%if &max_File_Load_Date. >= &file_upload_date. %then %do;
%abort;
%end;
%mend;
%check(&file_upload_date.);

[Kurt_Bremser]

First of all, you need to make sure that your code works at all. Maxim 2: Read the Log:

 ERROR: Symbolic variable name FILE_UPLOAD_DATE. must contain only letters, digits, and underscores.
 ERROR: Invalid macro parameter name FILE_UPLOAD_DATE..  It should be a valid SAS identifier no longer than 32 characters.
 ERROR: A dummy macro will be compiled.
 72         
 73         %macro Check(file_upload_date.)
 74         proc sql;
 75         create table t1 as
 76         select max(Response_File_Load_Date) as max_File_Load_Date format=date9.
 77         into :max_File_Load_Date
 78         from My_lib.Table1
 79         /* where dt < today() and flg = 0*/
 80         ;quit;
 81         %put &max_File_Load_Date.;
 82         %if &max_File_Load_Date. >= &file_upload_date. %then %abend;
 ERROR: Macro keyword ABEND is not yet implemented.
 83         %mend;

First fix the issue with the invalid macro parameter name.

Then use a %put statement instead of the (invalid) %abend statement. Testing that will reveal that your comparison will not work as intended because you formatted the macro variable max_File_Load_Date with DATE9.; 01MAY2020 is "smaller" than 30APR2020 in a text comparison. Maxim 28: Macro Variables Need No Formats. The raw numeric values will always work correctly.

Follow Maxim 1 (Read the Documentation) to find out how to abort a SAS session with a macro statement:

Macro Statements