On 16 Jun, 09:51, abose <hira...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Is there any foolproof way to output the text generated by any macro > to a file (using data _null_ and put may be)? > > The reason I ask: > > Where I work, it is a mainframe system. I can put JCL and SAS commands > to a special file, to create a new job. I would like to have some > macro which can create new jobs. Example, I would want to have a macro > %Fork which can create a new job, taking the argument as a macro which > generates SAS code: > > %Macro Process(parameter); > ...whatever the job should do... > %Mend; > > %Fork(%Process(a)) > %Fork(%Process(b)) > %Fork(%Process(c))

You can write the output of a sas macro to an external file using the 'mfile mprint' option.

e.g. /* issue the options statement */ options mfile mprint;

/* Allocate a filename to recieve the macro output */ filename mprint 'aaaa.bbbb.cccc.ddd(xxxx)';

/* Run your macros */ %Fork(%Process(a)) %Fork(%Process(b)) %Fork(%Process(c)) Filename mprint clear;

The code generated by the macro swill be placed in the file allocated as mprint. It will be available at the end of you SAS session for debugging. From a JCL submitted job it is available at the end of the job step. I hope that this might be of some help.

Regards,

Barry D.