create binary macro var

[Ronein]

Hello

user enter branch number in a macro var.

The task is to create a new macro var that will get value 1 or 0.

If branch=876  then the macro var will get value 1 ,else  value 0.

What is the way to do it please?

%let branch=876;
/*****%let branch=982;*******/
%macro Binary_Macro_Var;
%if &branch.=876 %then %do; 
%let Ind876=1;
%end; 
%else %do;
Ind876=0;
%end;
%mend Binary_Macro_Var; 
%Binary_Macro_Var
%put &Ind876.;

[PaigeMiller · Accepted solution]

The macro variable &IND876 that you create inside the macro is available ONLY inside the macro.

You can fix this by using a %GLOBAL statement inside the macro, or better yet just not doing this inside a macro.

%let ind876 = %eval(&branch=876);