mf_existvarlist.sas File Reference

Checks if a set of variables ALL exist in a data set. More...

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Detailed Description

Returns 0 if ANY of the variables do not exist, if the dataset cannot be opened, if it holds no variables, or if libds / varlist is blank. Returns 1 if they ALL exist. The macro never aborts: a blank input answers 0 and the calling program decides whether that is a condition to stop on (mp_abort) or simply a negative result. Usage:

%put %mf_existVarList(sashelp.class, age sex name dummyvar);

Parameters

[in]	libds	2 part dataset or view reference
[in]	varlist	space separated variable names

Version

9.2

Author

Allan Bowe

Definition in file mf_existvarlist.sas.