Quotes!

[shenniko]

Hi,

I've pulled a list of about 3k Excel Documents in a folder on our network drive.

I want to loop through those documents and DDE in some information (there are about 200+ values in the document but will only list 2 of them below)

The problem im having is when there is an & or a ' in the string, it bombs out of the macro.. Ive tried the %Quote, %NRQuote, %NRBQuote, %str etc.. etc.. and still having no luck with it..

Below is a sample of the code i have:

%macro Import_I_E(Path=, Doc=, Dmod=, Tmod=, Team=);

    data _null_;
    file xlout;
        put '[error(false)]';
		put '[Open("&Path.&Doc.")]';
	run;

	Filename XLin1 DDE "Excel|&Pth.[&Doc2.]I&E inc portfolio section!R11C5";
	Filename XLin2 DDE "Excel|&Pth.[&Doc2.]I&E inc portfolio section!R12C5";

Data InData2;
	* Account Number;
		Infile XLin1 dlm='09'x notab missover dsd;
		Informat Account 10.0;
		input Account;
		Format Account 10.0;
	*Date;
		Infile XLin2 dlm='09'x notab missover dsd;
		Informat Date ddmmyy10.;
		input Date;
		Format Date Date9.;
	*Modify Date;
		Informat Modified_Date date9.;
		Modified_Date = &Dmod.;
		format Modified_Date date9.;
	*Modify Time;
		Informat Modified_Time time8.;
		Modified_Time = &Tmod.;
		format Modified_Time time8.;
	*Team Folder;
		Informat Team $50.;
		Team = "&Team.";
		Format Team $50.;
output;
run;

%mend Import_I_E;

%Import_I_E(Path=\\F\Forms\I&E forms\2011\06 June\,
			Doc=888745 -O'Shane.XLS, 
			Dmod=18782, 
			Tmod=46380,
			Team=Team 1);

As you can see, there is an & in the Path Variable (so every time i run it tries to compile &E, and a ' in the Doc Variable (and the possibility of an & too)).

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks

Shenn

 

[Biguidance]

How about you don't use the quotes in your macro but in the macro-call, like so:

%Import_I_E('Path=\\F\Forms\I&E forms\2011\06 June\',
Doc="888745 -O'Shane.XLS",
Dmod=18782,
Tmod=46380,
Team=Team 1)

and then leave them out in the macro itself

put '[Open(&Path.&Doc.)]';

greetings








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