Hello SAS-Lers: I have been trying to branch to a subprogram (which includes some PROC's) given that a certain macro variable takes a certain value. I have tried something like this:

Data _null_; if upcase(@reply)=Y then GO TO Second; . . . Second: PROC MEANs ........; . . run; **************************************; This fails because GO TO and LABEL must (both) be in the same data step. Then I tried This:

Data _null_; if upcase(@reply)=Y then %Second; . . . %Macro Second; PROC MEANs ........; . . run; %mend Second; **************************************; This also fails. I hope to receive some comments, especially with respect to second program. What can I do to accomplish what I want (to branch to a subprogram if a condition is true (with or without returning to the branching condition.) ? Thanks for your help.

abdu