System Options for Macros

MACRO System Option

Controls whether the SAS macro language is available.

Valid in:

Configuration file

SAS invocation

Type:

System option

Default:

MACRO

PROC OPTIONS GROUP=

MACRO

MACRO | NOMACRO

MACRO: enables SAS to recognize and process macro language statements, macro calls, and macro variable references.
NOMACRO: prevents SAS from recognizing and processing macro language statements, macro calls, and macro variable references. The item generally is not recognized, and an error message is issued. If the macro facility is not used in a job, a small performance gain can be made by setting NOMACRO because there is no overhead of checking for macros or macro variables.