Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:37:13 -0400
Reply-To:     Jeff <zhujp98@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff <zhujp98@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: what is wrong with this code?
Comments: To: "Data _null_," <iebupdte@gmail.com>
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Why %if "&cutoff"<=0.05 %then %do;
can never be true?
Thanks.
Jeff

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Data _null_; <iebupdte@gmail.com> wrote:

> Also this statement can never be true.
>
> %if "&cutoff"<=0.05 %then %do;
>
> Please, RTM regarding macro expressions.
>
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 1:05 PM, 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
> >
>