Date:         Mon, 18 Feb 2002 09:52:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Gerhard Hellriegel <ghellrieg@T-ONLINE.DE>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Gerhard Hellriegel <ghellrieg@T-ONLINE.DE>
Subject:      Re: PASS AF Parm

On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 14:48:38 +0000, Graeme Kirton <gkirton@FILCS.COM> wrote:

>I tried but still get errors, my code is at the bottom and SCL/DEBUG up-
top.
>Ive tried so many variations now.......... Confused.  Even access is
blank!!!!
>
>Thanks GK
>
>INIT:
>      checkfile = symget("&checkfile");
>      access = symget("&access");
>      typeaccess = symgetn("&typeaccess");
>
>/*********************************************/
>
>e access
>access=
>ERROR: Macro variable name 2 must start with a letter or underscore.
>Arguments passed to SYMGETN:
>  1 (Character Literal) = '2'
>Program returning prematurely at line 10
>AF Program: GETAD3.DEVELOPMENT.CHECK_BASE.SCL
>Halt at line  10 in GETAD3.DEVELOPMENT.CHECK_BASE.SCL
>Use command SET and JUMP to restart
>
>/********************************************/
>
>%Let checkfile = Testrun;
>%Let access = U;
>%let typeaccess = 2;
>     proc display cat=getad3.development.check_base.SCL /*batch*/;
>     run;
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not like that:
checkfile = symget("&checkfile");
>      access = symget("&access");
>      typeaccess = symgetn("&typeaccess");


but like that:

     checkfile = symget("checkfile");
     access = symget("access");
     typeaccess = symgetn("typeaccess");


you have to omit the "&"s with symget!