Macro Variables Make Life
Easier: Applications with
SAS® to Excel
Misty Johnson
Research Analyst-Senior
State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Madison, WI, USA
MWSUG 2010 Milwaukee, WI
Paper 40-2010
Introduction
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Research Analyst, WI DHS
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Reports with sensitive info for Counties
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Medicaid Waivers
Don’t mix up the Counties!!!
HIPAA violation!!!
Repetitive efforts
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Macros and macro variables simplify task
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Minimize error potential too!
Abstract
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Use macro variables to
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Simplify repetitive actions
Know what you’re pulling
Verify report before printing
Guide Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
Set Macro Variables on Top
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>ENTER DATA YEAR HERE>>>>>>; %LET YEAR=2010; *
>ENTER AGENCY NUMBER HERE>; %LET C_AGENCY=201300; *
>ENTER AGENCY NAME HERE>>>; %LET AGENAME=Dane; *
>ENTER REPORT NAME HERE>>>>; %LET RPTNAME=Dane HSD L300; *
>ENTER PASSWORD HERE>>>>>>>; %LET PASSWORD=Dane2; *
>ENTER RECIPIENT HERE>>>>>>>; %LET RECIP=Jean French; *
>ENTER PAPER ORIENTATION>>>>; %LET ORIENT=Landscape; *
>ENTER PAPER SIZE>>>>>>>>>>>>; %LET PAPER1=Legal; *
*++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++;
Tell the Output “Where to go…”
DATA _NULL_;
SET CY&YEAR..asofdate;
CALL SYMPUT('currdtlong',put(today(),DATE9.));
CALL SYMPUT('asofdatelong',PUT(asofdate,DATE9.));
RUN;
>ENTER OUTPUT PATH HERE>>>>;
%LET PREPATH1=
"H:\TEMP\PreRpt_for_&agename._rtn_&currdtlong..xls";
%LET PATH1=
"H:\&YEAR.\&AGENAME.\Rpt_for_&agename._&year._asof_&aso
fdatelong._rtn_&currdtlong..xls";
Create Report
Before you print, VERIFY!!
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Grab Agency Name from the top line
Is it what you thought?
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Yes? Then ship to Excel
No? Do nothing further
Before you print, VERIFY!!
DATA _NULL_; SET REPORT;
IF _N_=1 THEN CALL SYMPUT('AGENCYNAME',PUT(AGENCY,$25.));
RUN;
DATA _NULL_; SET CY&YEAR..asofdate;
IF (LOWCASE(SCAN("&AGENAME.",1)))=
(LOWCASE(SCAN("&AGENCYNAME.",1)))
THEN CALL SYMPUT('ANSWER',PUT("YES”, $5.));
ELSE CALL SYMPUT('ANSWER',PUT("NO”, $5.));
RUN;
Ok to print??
%MACRO PRINT_REPORT;
%IF &ANSWER.=YES %THEN
%DO;
PROC DBLOAD DBMS=EXCEL DATA= REPORT; PATH=&PREPATH1.;
PUTNAMES=YES; LIMIT=0; label; reset all; LOAD; RUN;
%END;
RUN;
%MEND PRINT_REPORT;
/* INVOKE MACRO TO WRITE TO EXCEL IF CORRECT COUNTY */
%PRINT_REPORT; RUN;
PROC DBLOAD = Ugly….
SPC
Service
095.01
Participant Cost Share
107.50
Transportation Specialized - Items
112.55
Specialized Medical Supplies - Items
202.01
Adult Family Home 1 to 2 Beds - Days
Total Cost
($4,684)
$4,097
$163
$17,216
Would like to see this… but how?
SPC
Service
095.01
Participant Cost Share
107.50
Transportation Specialized - Items
112.55
Specialized Medical Supplies - Items
202.01
Adult Family Home 1 to 2 Beds - Days
Total Cost
($4,684)
$4,097
$163
$17,216
Behold, the Power of……
Dynamic Data Exchange
What DDE can do for you…
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Format Excel documents FOR you
In SAS code
Examples:
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Change font type, font size, font color
Add headers, footers
Set margins, paper size
Apply password protection
And many more…
See MWSUG 2007 paper # A01-2007
What you can do for DDE …
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Many settings within DDE…
Many repetitive settings…
Remember what you set them to…
Solution?
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Use macro variables!!!
Pre-work for DDE
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Communicate to DDE:
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Paper orientation
Paper size
Number of observations (rows)
Number of variables (columns)
Set Macro Variables on Top
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>ENTER DATA YEAR HERE>>>>>>; %LET YEAR=2010; *
>ENTER AGENCY NUMBER HERE>; %LET C_AGENCY=201300; *
>ENTER AGENCY NAME HERE>>>; %LET AGENAME=Dane; *
>ENTER REPORT NAME HERE>>>>; %LET RPTNAME=Dane HSD L300; *
>ENTER PASSWORD HERE>>>>>>>; %LET PASSWORD=Dane2; *
>ENTER RECIPIENT HERE>>>>>>>; %LET RECIP=Jean French; *
>ENTER PAPER ORIENTATION>>>>; %LET ORIENT=Landscape; *
>ENTER PAPER SIZE>>>>>>>>>>>>; %LET PAPER1=Legal; *
*++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++;
Paper Size, Orientation
%GLOBAL ORIENTATION PAPER;
OPTIONS SYMBOLGEN;
%MACRO COMPILE_DDE(ORIENT=,PAPER1=);
%IF &ORIENT.=Portrait %THEN %LET ORIENTATION=1;
%ELSE %LET ORIENTATION=2;
%IF &PAPER1.=Letter %THEN %LET PAPER=1;
%ELSE %LET PAPER=5;
%MEND COMPILE_DDE;
%COMPILE_DDE(ORIENT=&ORIENT.,PAPER1=&PAPER1.);
%PUT ORIENTATION=&ORIENTATION.;
%PUT PAPER=&PAPER.;
Obs x Vars = Rows x Cols
%let nvar= %sysfunc(attrn(%sysfunc(open(&syslast.,i)),nvars));
%let nobs= %EVAL(
%sysfunc(attrn(%sysfunc(open(&syslast.,i)),nobs))+1);
%put nvar=&nvar.;
%put nobs=&nobs.;
Credit: SAS TECH SUPPORT: Usage Note 8743
Put DDE to work
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Use it in a macro
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Use macro variables to guide it!
%MACRO FORMATME (PREPATH1=, PATH1=, PASSWORD=, NVAR=, NOBS=,
ORIENTATION=, PAPER=);
/* DDE CODE */
%MEND FORMATME
%FORMATME
(PREPATH1=&PREPATH1.,PATH1=&PATH1.,PASSWORD=&PASSWORD.,
NVAR=&NVAR.,NOBS=&NOBS.,
ORIENTATION=&ORIENTATION.,PAPER=&PAPER.);
Within DDE: Format Output
Within DDE: Format Output
* The hard way:;
PUT '[PAGE.SETUP("&L REPORT NAME: Dane HSD L300' '0d'x 'RUNDATE:
11OCT2010 FOR: Jean French' '0d'x 'AUTHOR: Misty Johnson SOURCE:
2010 HSRS LTS Module","&L &F &R Page 1 of 100“ ,.25,.25,.75,.5,
FALSE,TRUE,TRUE,TRUE,2,5,100,"AUTO",2,TRUE,600,.25,.25)]';
*Easier.;
PUT %unquote(%str (%'[PAGE.SETUP("&L REPORT NAME: &RPTNAME.' '0d'x
'RUNDATE: &D FOR: &RECIP.' '0d'x 'AUTHOR: Misty Johnson SOURCE:
&YEAR. HSRS LTS Module","&L &F &R Page &P of &N",.25,.25,.75,.5,
FALSE,TRUE,TRUE,TRUE,&ORIENTATION.,&PAPER.,100,"AUTO",2,TRUE,6
00,.25,.25)]%'));
Within DDE: Save and Apply
Password to Final Output
PUT %unquote (%str(%'[SAVE.AS(&PATH1.,,"&PASSWORD.")]%'));
Conclusions
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Macro variables make life easier
Use for repetitive actions
Keep things straight!
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DDE is awesome! Check it out!
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Questions/ Contact Info
Misty Johnson
Misty.Johnson@WI.gov
Thank you!!