call SYMPUTX

[Ronein]

Hello

Why the macro variable I create doesn't  get the desired value??? (Should get the numeric value of 14Aug2025)

%let SAS_FROM_Haamada_date='15AUG2025'd;
data _Null_ ;
From_date_Bakashot=&SAS_FROM_Haamada_date.-1;
call SYMPUTX ('From_date_Bakashot',x);
Run;
%put From_date_Bakashot=From_date_Bakashot.;

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

The log tells you that variable x is uninitialized.

You create from_date_bakashot, but then use x as argument to CALL SYMPUTX.

[Ronein]

Now it is 100%

%let SAS_FROM_Haamada_date='15AUG2025'd;
data _Null_ ;
From_date_Bakashot=&SAS_FROM_Haamada_date.-1;
call SYMPUTX ('From_date_Bakashot',From_date_Bakashot);
Run;

%put From_date_Bakashot=&From_date_Bakashot.;