Date:         Mon, 6 May 2002 10:23:29 -0400
Reply-To:     Gerhard Hellriegel <ghellrieg@T-ONLINE.DE>
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From:         Gerhard Hellriegel <ghellrieg@T-ONLINE.DE>
Subject:      Re: Macro problem
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On Mon, 6 May 2002 06:48:07 -0700, jordi <jordicantoni@MENTA.NET> wrote:

>Hi all,
>I´m doing this simple macro
>
>
>%macro talla(var,esquerr,dreta,XXXXXX);
>data b5;
>        set kk;
>        if &var < &esquerr or &var>&dreta then q=1;
>        if &var in (.,9999) then q=2;;
>        if q=1 then msg='XXXXXX fuera de rango,  ' || trim(left(&var))|| '
Kg
> pag.6 paciente  ' || trim(left(cod_pac))|| '     centro   ' ||
>trim(left(cod_cen))|| ' ';
>        if q=2 then msg='Variable XXXXXXX missing, confirmar dato
paciente  '
>|| trim(left(cod_pac))|| '     centro   ' || trim(left(cod_cen))|| '';
>if q=1 or q=2;
>keep cod_pac cod_cen &var  msg talla;
>run;
>%mend talla;
>
>
>I want put a text in XXXXXX on first statment and can see this text in
>varible msg,
>Is this posible??
>Thnaks in advance
>
>Jordi Cantoni


I'm not sure if I understand that right, but:
for sure it is possible to pass a text parameter to a macro:
%talla(1,2,3,test);
Your parameter name (the macro variable you've choosen) is &XXXXXX (not too
nice, but if you like it...)
To get it in the Variable msg, you have to choose the "  instead of '

msg=" some text   &XXXXXX  other Text...";

that's all.