CODEWITHSUNDEEP
macrossas
user3658367
user3658367

Reputation: 641

Call symputx throws error for macro variable

I am trying to save a value from a varialbe to a macro variable by using 

 call symputx

however SAS throws error

the program i wrote is this way

data want; 
set have;
array SR(*) &orde; 
bb=dim(SR);

call symputx('D',bb);

array M(symget('D'));
do i=1 to dim(SR);
M(i)=SR(i);
end; 

run;

it gives error as 

array MXY_A(symget(D));
                        -
                        79
                        76
ERROR 79-322: Expecting a ).

ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.

what could possibly be wrong here?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 136

Answers (2)

momo1644
momo1644

Reputation: 1804

The code below iterates through each value of the array then outputs it in a new row in the WANT dataset:

Code:

data want(keep=id new);
      array score{3} s1-s3;
/*array values: 99,60,82 */
      input id score{*};
         do i=1 to dim(score);
         new=score{i};
            output;
         end;
      datalines;
   1234  99 60 82
   ;
run;

Output:

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Upvotes: 0

user667489
user667489

Reputation: 9569

The dimensions of an array are set during the compilation of the data step, before it starts executing. Defining macro variables via call symput doesn't happen until the data step starts executing. If you want to use a macro variable to set the size of an array like this, you need to define it prior to your data step.

Upvotes: 2

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