SAS® Certification Prep Guide: Advanced Programming for SAS®9 Second Edition

Chapter 11. Creating and Using Macro Programs

• Overview 373

  • Introduction 373

  • Objectives 373

  • Prerequisites 373

• Basic Concepts 373

  • Defining a Macro 373

  • Example 374

  • Compiling a Macro 374

  • The MCOMPILENOTE Option 375

  • Example 375

  • Calling a Macro 376

  • Example 376

  • Macro Execution 377

  • Example 377

• Developing and Debugging Macros 379

  • Monitoring Execution with System Options 379

  • The MPRINT Option 379

  • Example 380

  • The MLOGIC Option 380

  • Example 381

  • Comments in Macro Programs 381

  • Example 382

• Using Macro Parameters 382

  • Example 382

  • Macros That Include Positional Parameters 383

  • Example 384

  • Macros That Include Keyword Parameters 385

  • Example 385

  • Macros That Include Mixed Parameter Lists 386

  • Example 386

  • Macros That Include the PARMBUFF Option 387

  • Example 387

• Understanding Symbol Tables 388

  • The Global ...