Date:         Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:13:34 -0500
Reply-To:     aldi@wubios.wustl.edu
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From:         Aldi Kraja <aldi@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU>
Organization: WU
Subject:      Why SAS is assuming a procedure is taking place?
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Hi,
I am using some macro %if (condition) to separate some actions
responding to the true case.

The macro statement %if is within a macro.
Q: Why SAS is assuming that a procedure is taking place? Am I not
permitted to output to a file within a macro program?
TIA,
Aldi


SAS program (partial):
                                         %else %if &choice=2 %then %do;

          filename cho2 "&gshell.";
         data _null_;
            file cho2;
             put "#! /bin/tcsh";
             put "# ";
..........................
             run;

SAS log (partial):
========

MLOGIC(GSASINTERFACE):  %IF condition &choice=2 is TRUE
SYMBOLGEN:  Macro variable GSHELL resolves to gshell1
NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "GSASINTERFACE".
2407              filename cho2 "&gshell.";
                   ________
                   22
                   76
NOTE: Enter RUN; to continue or QUIT; to end the procedure.

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: ;, ALTER,
               GENNUM, MEMTYPE, MT, MTYPE, PROTECT, PW, READ, WRITE.

ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.

NOTE: Statements not processed because of errors noted above.