Date:         Fri, 3 Nov 2006 07:27:31 -0800
Reply-To:     Chris Jones <chrisj75@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris Jones <chrisj75@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: proc datasets does not work
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Ravi,

It's simply a case of a missing semi-colon in your PROC DATASETS
command...

proc datasets library=work kill;quit;

should be

proc datasets library=work; kill;quit;

Regards,


ranumako...@ihcis.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to write code to clean up work datasets (through parameter
> checking - if user wants it) at the end of the program. Below pasted is
> the code:
>
>  %macro clean_up;
>
>  proc datasets library=work kill;quit;
>
>  proc print data=work.test;
>  run;
>
>  %mend clean_up;
>
>  %let cleanup=Y;
>
>  %let rc = %sysfunc(ifc(&cleanup=Y,%clean_up;,E));
>  %put &rc;
>
> The IFC code seems to work, because the %clean_up macro is executed (I
> know this because the proc print works). But the proc datasets does
> nothing. The proc datasets works when I call the %clean_up macro
> explicitly outside the IFC.
>
> Can someone please explain why proc datasets is behaving like this?
> What am I missing?
>
> Thank you all very much in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Ravi