Hey All,

I'm writing a macro that creates an output dataset--here's the signature:

%macro GetSSTY(FromDt, ToDt, InSet, OutSet) ;

I'd like to delete the &OutSet, if it exists, w/out making the user specify the libname & dset name in two separate parameters, and without causing sas to write a:

WARNING: File FOO.BAR does not exist.

To the log. Is that possible? If I do a:

drop table &OutSet ;

In a call to proc sql, I get that warning.

The only other way I know how to do this is w/PROC DATASETS, but for that you've got to specify the Library in an option (or so it seems to me anyway).

Anybody got a clue for me? I'm running v8.2 on win2k.

Thanks!

-Roy

Roy Pardee Research Analyst/Programmer Center For Health Studies (Cancer Research Network) Group Health Cooperative (206) 287-2078

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