I am having a problem I believe involves the resolution of a macro variable in a dataset name. It appears a space is being inserted between the first part of the name and the macro variable reference value, so that, instead of 1 name, I end up with 2 names. Below is sample code, and the log. The code was submitted immediately after SAS invocation (v9.4). The purpose of the %put and put statements is to show what the macro variable is resolving to. %macro datatype(type);
%global nmend;
%if &type=enrolled %then %do;
%let nmend=%str(enrl);
%end;
%else %do;
%let nmend=%str(elig);
%end;
%mend datatype;
%macro table1_3;
%put ***&nmend.***;
%put ***tbl1_3_&nmend.***;
%put ***%str(tbl1_3_&nmend.)***;
data tbl1_3_&nmend.;
name='Dave';
age=22;
put "&nmend.";
put "tbl1_3_&nmend.";
put "%str(tbl1_3_&nmend.)";
output;
run;
%mend table1_3;
%datatype(elig)
%put &=nmend;
%table1_3 MLOGIC(DATATYPE): Beginning execution.
MLOGIC(DATATYPE): Parameter TYPE has value elig
MLOGIC(DATATYPE): %GLOBAL NMEND
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable TYPE resolves to elig
MLOGIC(DATATYPE): %IF condition &type=enrolled is FALSE
MLOGIC(DATATYPE): %LET (variable name is NMEND)
MLOGIC(DATATYPE): Ending execution.
54 %put &=nmend;
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable NMEND resolves to elig
SYMBOLGEN: Some characters in the above value which were subject to macro quoting have been unquoted for printing.
NMEND=elig
55 %table1_3
MLOGIC(TABLE1_3): Beginning execution.
MLOGIC(TABLE1_3): %PUT ***&nmend.***
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable NMEND resolves to elig
SYMBOLGEN: Some characters in the above value which were subject to macro quoting have been unquoted for printing.
***elig***
MLOGIC(TABLE1_3): %PUT ***tbl1_3_&nmend.***
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable NMEND resolves to elig
SYMBOLGEN: Some characters in the above value which were subject to macro quoting have been unquoted for printing.
***tbl1_3_elig***
MLOGIC(TABLE1_3): %PUT ***tbl1_3_&nmend.***
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable NMEND resolves to elig
SYMBOLGEN: Some characters in the above value which were subject to macro quoting have been unquoted for printing.
***tbl1_3_elig***
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable NMEND resolves to elig
SYMBOLGEN: Some characters in the above value which were subject to macro quoting have been unquoted for printing.
MPRINT(TABLE1_3): data tbl1_3_elig;
MPRINT(TABLE1_3): name='Dave';
MPRINT(TABLE1_3): age=22;
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable NMEND resolves to elig
SYMBOLGEN: Some characters in the above value which were subject to macro quoting have been unquoted for printing.
MPRINT(TABLE1_3): put "elig";
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable NMEND resolves to elig
SYMBOLGEN: Some characters in the above value which were subject to macro quoting have been unquoted for printing.
MPRINT(TABLE1_3): put "tbl1_3_elig";
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable NMEND resolves to elig
SYMBOLGEN: Some characters in the above value which were subject to macro quoting have been unquoted for printing.
MPRINT(TABLE1_3): put "tbl1_3_elig";
MPRINT(TABLE1_3): output;
MPRINT(TABLE1_3): run;
elig
tbl1_3_elig
tbl1_3_elig
NOTE: The data set WORK.TBL1_3_ has 1 observations and 2 variables.
NOTE: The data set WORK.ELIG has 1 observations and 2 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
real time 0.04 seconds
cpu time 0.03 seconds
MLOGIC(TABLE1_3): Ending execution.
It appears the dataset has one name, tbl1_3_elig, but I end up with 2 datasets, tbl1_3_ and elig! I have done things like this zillions of times in the past and never encountered this. Any suggestions as to what's going on? Did I inadvertently set some kind of environmental variable that's causing this?
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