Date:         Wed, 12 May 2004 04:46:43 -0400
Reply-To:     Gerhard Hellriegel <ghellrieg@T-ONLINE.DE>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Gerhard Hellriegel <ghellrieg@T-ONLINE.DE>
Subject:      Re: Scope of Macro Variables

...use the %global statement:

%macro a;
  %global  x;
  %let x=1;
%mend;
%a;
%put &x;

or in your case:

%global mynumber;




On Tue, 11 May 2004 23:45:51 -0400, PCW <walker.627@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

>I want to create a macro variable during a macro execution using call
>symput.  Then, I want this macro variable to be available AFTER the macro
>has executed, say for use in a second macro.  IS THIS POSSIBLE?
>
>For sake of illustration, here is some code.  Suppose that the following
>macro %first is stored in an autocall library (important).
>
>%macro first;
>  data temp;
>    x=257;
>  run;
>
>  data _null_;
>    set temp;
>    call symput('mynumber',x);
>  run;
>%mend first;
>
>Now suppose that I call the macro.
>
>  %first
>
>Now suppose that I want to see what macro variables are available on the
>macro symbol table.
>
>  %put _all_;
>
>I find that the macro variable &mynumber is not available.  Even if I add
>the line "%global mynumber;" to the macro definition, &mynumber is still
>not available outside of the macro.
>
>Is there a way to make &mynumber available for later use outside of the %
>first macro???