Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:57:39 -0800
Reply-To:     Tom Abernathy <tom.abernathy@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tom Abernathy <tom.abernathy@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: %include statement
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But you can use a CARDS statement in a datastep generated by a macro
if the CARDS statement is included with the data lines via a %INCLUDE
statement. This example demonstrates generating such an include file
and then using it inside a data step inside a macro.

131  %macro test;
132  data _null_;
133    file tmpfile1;
134    put 'cards4;';
135    do x=1 to 4; put x; end;
136    put ';;;;';
137  run;
138   data test;
139    input x;
140  %inc tmpfile1;
141   run;
142  %mend test;
143  %test;

NOTE: The file TMPFILE1 is:
      File Name=/Volumes/scratch/SAS_work137100000E27_gsun81/
tmpfile1.su2,

NOTE: 6 records were written to the file TMPFILE1.
      The minimum record length was 1.
      The maximum record length was 7.

NOTE: The data set WORK.TEST has 4 observations and 1 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used:


On Nov 20, 12:55 pm, r...@CDC.GOV ("Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/
NCPHI)") wrote:
> > From: Joe Matise
> > Subject: Re: %include statement
>
> > I think you aren't supposed to have datalines/cards in %include files.
>
> <sigh> guilt by association:
>
> you cannot have datalines/cards in macros,
> no matter whether they are in-program
> or in separate files which are
> %included files.
>
> Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2 at cdc dot gov
>           which are %include routine/subroutine