Date:         Tue, 4 Feb 1997 07:01:33 +0000
Reply-To:     Roland Rashleigh-Berry <RolandRB@NETCOMUK.CO.UK>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Roland Rashleigh-Berry <RolandRB@NETCOMUK.CO.UK>
Organization: NETCOM Internet Ltd.
Subject:      Re: Help need for a data _null_ problem
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Jian-Zheng Zhou wrote:
>
> I have a problem which I do not understand why.  I am appreciated that some
> one can give me a hint.
>
> %macro test(gtype=);
>   data _null_;
>     %if &gtype=A %then
>       call symput('GL',"Pen1");
>     %else %if &gtype=B %then
>       call symput('GL',"Pen2");
>     %else
>       call symput('GL',"Pen3");
>   ;                              /* I do not why I have to put ';' here
>                                     otherwise I get error message said
>                                     expect a ';' */
>
>   run;
> %mend;
>
> %test(gtype=A);
>
> --
> Jian-Zheng Zhou
> Research Associate                         Tel: 301-405-1381(O)
> Department of Animal Sciences                   301-590-0902(H)
> University of Maryland                     email:jz17@umail.umd.edu
> College Park, MD20742                            coral@marlowe.umd.edu
 
Yes - the final ; is needed because the previous ;'s belong to the macro
lines. In other words they end the macro statement and are not part of
the standard SAS code.
 
RRB