Date:         Fri, 20 Jul 2001 15:05:26 -0500
Reply-To:     Stuart Luppescu <s-luppescu@UCHICAGO.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Stuart Luppescu <s-luppescu@UCHICAGO.EDU>
Organization: University of Chicago
Subject:      Macro doesn't work any more in sas 8
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I have a macro that I was using happily in sas 6.12, that doesn't work
any more now that I've move to 8.1 (under Sun OS 5.7). Here's the problem
code:

  call symput('cut2',put(cut2, 6.2));
   if cut3=. then do;
      %let cut3=missing;
      end;

   else call symput('cut3',put(cut3, 6.2));
   run;


   %if &cut3=missing  %then %let  cats=3;
   %else %let cats=4;

Now when I run this I get errors to the effect, ``Character operand found
in %IF condition where numeric was expected. Condition: cut3=missing.''

Does anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?

Thanks.

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