Ha! So it is. Apologies and thanks again. ... View more

Hi @PaigeMiller ,   Thanks, I guess it explains why it's not working. Unfortunately for me the sysevalf also does not work (output is GREATER):   %macro test(); %let abc=%sysevalf("05JAN2022"d); %let def=%sysevalf("06DEC2021"d); %if &abc<&def %then %do; %put LESSER; %end; %else %do; %put GREATER; %end; %mend; %test();   any other ideas on how to compare dates in a macro? ... View more

Thanks,   The " proc format noprint lib=fmt_file cntlout=data_out;" is what I was missing   ... View more