Macro Statements Listed by Product

Base SAS

Name	Syntax and Description
%* Macro Comment Macro Statement	%*commentary; Designates comment text. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%ABORT Macro Statement	%ABORT <ABEND \| CANCEL \| <FILE> \| RETURN \| <n>>; Stops the macro that is executing along with the current DATA step, SAS job, or SAS session. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%COPY Macro Statement	%COPY macro-name / <option-1 <option-2> ...> SOURCE Copies specified items from a SAS macro library. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%DISPLAY Statement Macro Statement	%DISPLAY window <.group> <NOINPUT> <BLANK> <BELL> <DELETE>; Displays a macro window. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%DO %UNTIL Macro Statement	%DO %UNTIL(expression); text and macro language statements %END; Executes a section of a macro repetitively until a condition is true. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%DO %WHILE Macro Statement	%DO %WHILE (expression); text and macro program statements %END; Executes a section of a macro repetitively while a condition is true. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%DO Macro Statement	%DO; text and macro language statements %END; Begins a %DO group. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%DO macro-variable=start %TO stop Macro Statement	%DO macro-variable=start %TO stop <%BY increment>; text and macro language statements %END; Executes a section of a macro repetitively based on the value of an index variable. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%END Macro Statement	%END; Ends a %DO group. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%GLOBAL Macro Statement	%GLOBAL macro-variable(s); Or %GLOBAL / READONLY macro-variable=value; Creates macro variables that are available during the execution of an entire SAS session. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%GOTO Macro Statement	%GOTO label; Branches macro processing to the specified label. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%IF-%THEN/%ELSE Macro Statement	%IF expression %THEN action;< %ELSE action;> Conditionally process a portion of a macro. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%INCLUDE Macro Statement: UNIX	%INCLUDE source-1 <... source-n> </<SOURCE2> <S2=length> <ENCODING='encoding-value'> <host-options>>; Brings a SAS programming statement, data lines, or both into a current SAS program. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Companion for UNIX Environments
%INPUT Macro Statement	%INPUT<macro-variable(s)>; Supplies values to macro variables during macro execution. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%ISHCONV Macro Macro Statement: z/OS	%ISHCONV(ishelp='libref ', ishref=libref-member, exphlp='filename', htmdir='pathname', <charenc='encoding'>); Converts user-defined, item-store help to HTML help files. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
%label Macro Statement	%label: macro-text Identifies the destination of a %GOTO statement. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%LET Macro Statement	%LET macro-variable=<value>; Creates a macro variable and assigns it a value. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%LOCAL Macro Statement	%LOCAL macro-variable(s); Or %LOCAL / READONLY macro-variable=value; Creates macro variables that are available only during the execution of the macro where they are defined. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%MACRO Macro Statement	%MACRO macro-name <(parameter-list)> </ options>; Begins a macro definition. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%MEND Macro Statement	%MEND <macro-name> ; Ends a macro definition. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%PUT Macro Statement	%PUT <text \| _ALL_ \| _AUTOMATIC_ \| _GLOBAL_ \| _LOCAL_ \| _READONLY_ \| _USER_ \| _WRITABLE_>; %PUT ERROR: text \| NOTE: text \| WARNING: text; %PUT ERROR- text \| NOTE- text \| WARNING- text; Writes text or macro variable information to the SAS log. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%RETURN Macro Statement	%RETURN; Execution causes normal termination of the currently executing macro. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%SYMDEL Macro Statement	%SYMDEL macro-variable(s)</option> ; Deletes the specified variable or variables from the macro global symbol table. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%SYSCALL Macro Statement	%SYSCALL call-routine< (call-routine-argument(s))>; Invokes a SAS call routine. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%SYSEXEC Macro Statement	%SYSEXEC<command> ; Issues operating environment commands. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%SYSLPUT Macro Statement	%SYSLPUT macro-variable=<value> </ REMOTE=server-ID>; %SYSLPUT macro-variable-type </ option(s);>; Creates a new macro variable or modifies the value of an existing macro variable on a remote host or server. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%SYSMACDELETE Macro Statement	%SYSMACDELETE macro_name </ option>; Deletes a macro definition from the Work.SASMacr or the Work.SASMacn catalog. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%SYSMSTORECLEAR Macro Statement	%SYSMSTORECLEAR; Closes the stored compiled macro catalog associated with the libref specified in the SASMSTORE= option. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%SYSRPUT Macro Statement	%SYSRPUT local-macro-variable=remote-macro-variable \| value; %SYSRPUT _USER_ </LIKE='character-string'> ; Assigns the value of a macro variable on a remote host to a macro variable on the local host. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference
%WINDOW Macro Statement	%WINDOW window-name <window-options group-definition(s)> field-definition(s); Defines customized windows. Product: Base SAS Document: SAS Macro Language: Reference

SAS/GRAPH

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Name	Syntax and Description
%COLORMAC Macro Statement	%COLORMAC; creates the color utility macros in the current SAS session. Product: SAS/GRAPH Document: SAS/GRAPH: Reference
%HELPCLR Macro Statement	%HELPCLR<(ALL \| macro-name)>; writes Help information about the color utility macros to the SAS log. Product: SAS/GRAPH Document: SAS/GRAPH: Reference

Last updated: March 30, 2026