Date:         Wed, 22 Oct 1997 13:35:39 GMT
Reply-To:     Bernd Steinmetz <Bernd.Steinmetz@SWISSCOM.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Bernd Steinmetz <Bernd.Steinmetz@SWISSCOM.COM>
Organization: Unisource Business Networks
Subject:      Re: compile macro from data set
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John Iwaniszek <JOHNI@QCHN.QUINTILES.COM> wrote in article
<12502268765034@reliant.usa.com>...
> I would like to construct a macro within a data step and have the macro
> available to later parts of the program.  Constructing the macro syntax
> in a data step is trivial.  What I can't think of is a convenient way to
> make the macro a part of the program.
>
> I guess I should define the term 'convenient'  since it is a word loaded
> with subjective meaning.  By 'convenient' I mean without creating a text
> file to later %include.
>
> Thank you very much for any help afforded.
>
> John Iwaniszek
>
> Programmer
>
Hello John,
I tried this with success:
 
filename macrs 'c:\myappl\macros';
options sasautos=(macrs sasautos);
 
data _null_;
  file macrs(test.sas);
  put '%' 'macro test;';
  put '%' 'put _all_;';
  put '%' 'mend;';
run;
 
%test;
 
Bernd.Steinmetz@swisscom.com
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