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bebess
Quartz | Level 8

/* Hi , i need some help to create a "dynamic" file with macro variable values , i used the datalines but seems that it is not possible with MACRO */

 

 

 

filename in TEMP;

 

%let val=405;

 

data _null_;

file in;

input;

put _infile_;

datalines;

 

{

"rclcId": &val,

"rclcEndDate": %sysfunc(datetime()),

}

;

run;

 

 

 

 

 

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User

Macro triggers are not resolved in a datalines block. Use individual put statements instead:

data _null_;
file in;
put;
put "{";
put '"rclcId": '"&val,";
put '"rclcEndDate": '"%sysfunc(datetime()),";
put "}";
run;

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Tell us what you have, and what you want.  You can't use macro after the time the macro processor has been through:
macro processor runs

data compiler runs  < - at this point macro will not work.

bebess
Quartz | Level 8

for my need ( create a file which is going to be call in a PROC HTTP ( in parameter)  ) , i used the JSON procedure ( i have never used it before ... ) :

 

http://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=proc&docsetTarget=n0s97o94nhawspn1rjhhsiu4nucz.htm&docsetVers...

 

thanks for your help.

Kurt_Bremser
Super User

Macro triggers are not resolved in a datalines block. Use individual put statements instead:

data _null_;
file in;
put;
put "{";
put '"rclcId": '"&val,";
put '"rclcEndDate": '"%sysfunc(datetime()),";
put "}";
run;

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