Date:         Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:49:44 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Groeneveld <jim1stat@YAHOO.CO.UK>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Jim Groeneveld <jim1stat@YAHOO.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: log creation
Comments: To: Dirk Nachbar <Dirk.Nachbar@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK>

Hi Dirk,

Indeed, that is because macro values have no leading and trailing blanks
and after the second iteration of the loop the value of X is (as thought
of, you could insert a %PUT statement):
1 $ 2 $ 1 $ 2 $ 3 $
and so on; and that code is illegal in an INPUT statement without variable
names.

Regards - Jim.
--
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[common disclaimer]
On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:23:04 Z, Dirk Nachbar <Dirk.Nachbar@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK>
wrote:

>For some reason SAS doesn't like the 'input &x' below but i don't know why
>
>rsubmit;
>%macro test;
>%let x= 1 $;
>%do i=2 %to 100;
>        %let x= &x &i $ ;
>%end;
>%mend;
>%test;
>
>data r000000.log1;
>   input &x;
>   datalines;
>1 2
>;
>run;
>endrsubmit;
>
>
>
>Dirk Nachbar
>Assistant Economist
>Pensim2
>Department for Work and Pensions
>Level 4, The Adelphi
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