Date:         Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:12:29 -0400
Reply-To:     Chi Shu <chichi_cn@LIVE.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Chi Shu <chichi_cn@LIVE.COM>
Subject:      Question about SAS macro variables and PROC PMENU
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Hi, All,



I used the following codes to get user inputs and created a new dataset and
3 new variables (school_name, school_year, assessement_period) in the data
set. I set the 3 variables equal to the values inputted from PMENU
procedure. But when the program is run for the first time, there is an error
saying " the apparent symbolic references of the 3 variables are not
resolved". When the program is run the 2nd time, the 3 new variables would
pick up the inputs from the 1st running. When the program is run the 3rd
time, the 3 variables would pick up the inputted values from the 2nd round
inputs.



Why do my macro variables seem to be lagging one round?



Thanks!







PROC PMENU catalog=menulib.gmdcat;
   MENU gminput;
   ITEM 'Please make your selections' dialog=Schlprd;
   DIALOG Schlprd 'END;%%LET schoolname=%1;%%LET admin=%2;%%LET
year=@1;RUN';
     TEXT #1 @1 'Select School Name';
     RADIOBOX DEFAULT=1;
       RBUTTON #2 @1 'Gill Elemenary';
       RBUTTON #3 @1 'Hillcrest School';
       RBUTTON #4 @1 'Sheffield Elementary';
     TEXT #5 @1 'Select Test Admin Period';
       RADIOBOX Default=1;
         RBUTTON #6 @1 'Beginning of the School Year';
         RBUTTON #7 @1 'Mid of the School Year';
         RBUTTON #8 @1 'End of the School Year';
     TEXT #9 @1 'What is the School Year?yyyy';
       TEXT #9 @35 len=4;
QUIT;

%WINDOW sets MENU=menulib.gmdcat.gminput COLOR = white COLUMNS = 60 ROWS =
20

  #2 @8 'Use pmenus to select data set to print' ATTR=highlight COLOR=blue
  #4 @8 'OR'
  #6 @8 'Press ENTER to continue.' ATTR=highlight COLOR=blue;
    DATA transform;
      SET GMDIBELS."Sheet1$"n(RENAME = (Last_Name=Stu_Last_Name
First_Name=Stu_First_Name DOE_2_SASID=SASID LNF=LNF_Raw_Score
PSF=PSF_Raw_Score NWF=NWF_Raw_Score ORF=ORF_Raw_Score Advisor=Class));
      WHERE (SASID ^=' ') and ((LNF_Raw_SCORE ^= ' ') or (PSF_Raw_SCORE ^= '
') or (NWF_Raw_SCORE ^= ' ') or (ORF_Raw_SCORE ^= ' '));
      School_name="&schoolname";
      School_year="&year";
      Assessment_Period="&admin";
    RUN;
%DISPLAY sets;