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asasha
Obsidian | Level 7

I have a macro variable %let state= CA. How can use it within a macro in a conditional statement.

I want to create a dataset that is a subset. This does not work:

proc sql;
create table &state. as
select * from &data.(where = (top_states=&state.));
quit;

But this works:

proc sql;
create table &state. as
select * from &data.(where = (top_states='CA'));
quit;

How can I use the &state. macro to subset my data?

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mkeintz
PROC Star

Modify as below:

 

proc sql;
create table &state. as
select * from &data.(where = (top_states="&state"));
quit;

Unlike single quotes, the use of double quotes permits the macro compiler to interpret "&state"  as "CA".

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mkeintz
PROC Star

Modify as below:

 

proc sql;
create table &state. as
select * from &data.(where = (top_states="&state"));
quit;

Unlike single quotes, the use of double quotes permits the macro compiler to interpret "&state"  as "CA".

--------------------------
The hash OUTPUT method will overwrite a SAS data set, but not append. That can be costly. Consider voting for Add a HASH object method which would append a hash object to an existing SAS data set

Would enabling PROC SORT to simultaneously output multiple datasets be useful? Then vote for
Allow PROC SORT to output multiple datasets

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