I tried this
%macro getserver;
%LET x=index(&_srvname, "uview");
%IF x > 0 %THEN %LET server=https://&_srvname&_url; %ELSE %LET server=http://&_srvname:&_srvport&_url;
%mend;
x seems to evaluate to "index(sas2.domain.com,"uview");" how would I get it to evaluate to a numeric value
Since you are using the macro language you also have to use macro functions like %INDEX
Please note, that in the macro language you do not need the quotes around text. So your example would look like:
%LET x = %index(&_srvname, uview);
Bruno
Since you are using the macro language you also have to use macro functions like %INDEX
Please note, that in the macro language you do not need the quotes around text. So your example would look like:
%LET x = %index(&_srvname, uview);
Bruno
Building upon what Bruno has mentioned ...
Once you follow his advice, you would need to change the way you refer to the macro variable X by adding an ampersand:
%if &X > 0 %then ...
Alternatively, just get rid of X entirely:
%if %index(&_srvname, uview) > 0 %then ...
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