Date:         Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:22:40 +0000
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/OCOO/ITSO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/OCOO/ITSO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Open code %sysfunc IFC
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Richard:
use %nrstr

http://www.sascommunity.org/wiki/Conditionally_Executing_Global_Statements

Ron Fehd  Know-Rescan-String maven

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sas-l@listserv.uga.edu [mailto:owner-sas-
> l@listserv.uga.edu] On Behalf Of Richard DeVenezia
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:17 PM
> To: SAS-L
> Subject: Open code %sysfunc IFC
>
> Is there a setting I can use to make the data step in the %str appears
> in the log ?
>
>
> %let drop=;
>
> data class;
>   set sashelp.class end=end;
>
>   if end then do;
>     * if funky logic then;
>     call symput ('drop', 'weight');
>   end;
> run;
>
> %sysfunc(
>   ifc ( %length(&drop)
>       , %str(
>           data class;
>             set class (drop=&drop.);
>           run;
>         )
>       , %str ()
>       )
> );
>
>
> Thanks,
> Richard