Chapter 12: Storing Macro Programs

  1. Correct answer: d
    The %INCLUDE statement can be used to insert the contents of an external file into a SAS program. If a macro definition is stored in an external file, the %INCLUDE statement causes the macro definition to be compiled when it is inserted into the SAS program. The contents of the macro definition will be written to the SAS log only if the SOURCE2 option is specified.
  2. Correct answer: a
    When a macro definition is stored as a catalog SOURCE entry, you must compile it before you can call it from a SAS program. You compile a macro that is stored as a catalog SOURCE entry by using the CATALOG access method. This creates a session-compiled macro that will be deleted at the end of the SAS ...

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