Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:11:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Sterling Paramore <gnilrets@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Sterling Paramore <gnilrets@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: what is wrong with this code?
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You're getting the warning because call symput is never executed.  I'm
guessing you misspelled "variable" as "variabe".

-Sterling

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Jeff <zhujp98@gmail.com> wrote:

> %macro m;
> data _null_;
> set param.&desc.&con.;
> if variabe="&con." then do;
> call symput("cutoff", probt);
> end;
> run;
>
> %put &cutoff;
> %if "&cutoff"<=0.05 %then %do;
> data sigparam.&desc.&con.;
> set param.&desc.&con;
> %end;
> run;
> %mend;
>
>
>
> WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference CUTOFF not resolved.
> &cutoff
> WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference CUTOFF not resolved.
>
> NOTE: There were 18 observations read from the data set
> PARAM.CONTINUEMPRLEVELC1I7.
> NOTE: The data set SIGPARAM.CONTINUEMPRLEVELC1I7 has 18 observations and 9
> variables.
> NOTE: Compressing data set SIGPARAM.CONTINUEMPRLEVELC1I7 decreased size by
> 0.00 percent.
>      Compressed is 1 pages; un-compressed would require 1 pages.
> NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
>      real time           0.01 seconds
>      cpu time            0.01 seconds
>