Date:         Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:16:22 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: MPRINT to carry macro parameter info?
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I provide a method for macros to self-report when testing
in this paper:

Writing Testing-Aware Programs that Self-Report when Testing Options are
True

http://www.sascommunity.org/wiki/Writing_Testing_Aware_Programs

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2 at cdc dot gov

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sas-l@listserv.uga.edu
> [mailto:owner-sas-l@listserv.uga.edu] On Behalf Of Ya Huang
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:29 PM
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Cc: Ya Huang
> Subject: MPRINT to carry macro parameter info?
>
> Hi there,
>
> MPRINT is very useful for debugging. I wonder if there is a
> way to make
> it even useful by adding the parameters currently calling. In
> other word,
> I wonder if it is possible to have the log showing
>
> MPRINT(DOIT(Alice)):
>
> instead of currently only showing
>
> MPRINT(DOIT):
>
> %DOIT is very long, when I search and find the WARNING message
> from log, I'd like to know just by looking at the left hand side
> mprint and know what parameters caused the problem.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ya
>
>
> 1
> 2    %macro doit(name);
> 3    proc print data=sashelp.class (where=(name="&name"));
> 4    run;
> 5    %mend doit;
> 6
> 7    options mprint;
> 8
> 9    %macro doagain;
> 10   %doit(Alice);
> 11   %doit(Judy);
> 12   %doit(Mary);
> 13   %mend doagain;
> 14
> 15
> 16   %doagain;
> MPRINT(DOIT):   proc print data=sashelp.class (where=(name="Alice"));
> MPRINT(DOIT):   run;
>
> NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set SASHELP.CLASS.
>       WHERE name='Alice';
> NOTE: PROCEDURE PRINT used:
>       real time           0.00 seconds
>       cpu time            0.00 seconds
>
>
> MPRINT(DOAGAIN):  ;
> MPRINT(DOIT):   proc print data=sashelp.class (where=(name="Judy"));
> MPRINT(DOIT):   run;
>
> NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set SASHELP.CLASS.
>       WHERE name='Judy';
> NOTE: PROCEDURE PRINT used:
>       real time           0.01 seconds
>       cpu time            0.01 seconds
>
>
> MPRINT(DOAGAIN):  ;
> MPRINT(DOIT):   proc print data=sashelp.class (where=(name="Mary"));
> MPRINT(DOIT):   run;
>
> NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set SASHELP.CLASS.
>       WHERE name='Mary';
> NOTE: PROCEDURE PRINT used:
>       real time           0.01 seconds
>       cpu time            0.01 seconds
>
>
> MPRINT(DOAGAIN):  ;
>
>