Hi, I do not know the real reason, but after I removed the tag set <form> and the closing </form>

The broker is recognizing the textbox as a macro variable.

SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable DSID resolves to 1 MLOGIC(CHECK): Ending execution. MLOGIC(TEST): %IF condition &regionsel=1 and %check(&enddist)="no" is FALSE MLOGIC(TEST): %PUT The answer must be yes, then show me the enddist: &enddist SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable ENDDIST resolves to 00000000 The answer must be yes, then show me the enddist: 00000000

Which now is working.

Thanks,

Aldi

Aldi Kraja wrote: > Hi, > > I am working on a textbox problem using SAS/IntrNet. It is not a > initialization value of the textbox because I have assigned values to > the textbox > value="00000000" (see html page) > Capturing the info from the radio buttons and check boxes is not a > problem. The SAS broker works great, but when it comes to the textbox > I do not see any value returned. Any suggestions how I can capture the > textbox user input? Thank you in advance, Aldi, P.S. see the following > example. > > Here is an example: > I am using a SAS macro to check if a macro variable exists (passed > through SAS broker). Up to the radio button for &region works fine, > but when it comes to capture the &startdist and &enddist within the > textbox form, the log says that they are undefined macros, although I > have given them default values. > (See below) > > html page: > ======= > <input type="radio" name="region" value="N" /> <font size="3">Check > the radio button and please write region start and region end in the > box</font><font size="3" color="#000000"> > <form> > START .distance (in bp): <input type="text" name="startdist" > value="00000000" /> > <br> > END .....distance (in bp): <input type="text" name="enddist" > value="00000000" /> > </form> <TH> &nbsp; </TH> > > <b> &nbsp; </b> > > sas pgm: > ====== > %if &regionsel=1 and %check(&startdist)="no" %then %do; > %put The user did not select a startdist: test producing a no; > %abortit(You selected region but forgot to provide start distance > in bp) > %end; > %else %do; > %put The answer must be yes, then show me the startdist: > &startdist ; > %end; > > /some sas output: > ================ > / > MLOGIC(TEST): %IF condition %check(&region)="no" is FALSE > MLOGIC(TEST): %PUT The answer must be yes, then show me the region: &region > SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable REGION resolves to yes > The answer must be yes, then show me the region: yes > MLOGIC(TEST): %GLOBAL REGIONSEL > MLOGIC(TEST): %LET (variable name is REGIONSEL) > SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable REGIONSEL resolves to 1 > MLOGIC(CHECK): Beginning execution. > /WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference STARTDIST not resolved. > / > > ...... > MLOGIC(TEST): %IF condition &regionsel=1 and %check(&startdist)="no" is FALSE > MLOGIC(TEST): %PUT The answer must be yes, then show me the startdist: &startdist > /WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference STARTDIST not resolved. > /.... > MLOGIC(CHECK): Beginning execution. > /WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference ENDDIST not resolved. > / > > -- > >

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