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SAS Macro Varible Format

Asked by delta770 in SAS

Tags: SAS, Macro Variables

I have a SAS query fiile with about 50 sequential queries. Some of them use a datetime variable.
When I need to increment that variable, I have to do a find and replace within SAS in order to change it.

I looked at Macro Variables and I feel like i almost have a solution, but I'm missing something.

The code (attached) doesn't work because &datetimestamp contains 01MAY2009:00:00:00dt and not '01MAY2009:00:00:00'dt.

The error is
NOTE: Line generated by the macro variable "DATETIMESTAMP".
1731 01MAY2009:00:00:00dt
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22
76

Thanks in advance..

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             %syslput datetimestamp = sysfunc(datepart('01MAY2009:00:00:00'dt),date9.):00:00:00dt;
 
rsubmit odyssey2;
proc sql;
create table work.dummyData as
	select ticket_number from tickets_DB
	where RESOLVE_TIME_ET >= &datetimestamp;
quit;
endrsubmit;

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SAS Macro Varible Format

Asked by delta770 in SAS

Tags: SAS, Macro Variables

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