You can remove macro code by using the MFILE and MPRINT system options. The MFILE option routes the code that is generated by the macro (the MPRINT output) to a specified file. The code in this file can then be executed and debugged without the presence of the macro code.

The syntax is as follows:

   FILENAME MPRINT 'pathname and name of file';
   OPTIONS MPRINT MFILE;

   %YOUR_MACRO

The fileref has to be MPRINT. The pathname must include the name of the external file where the code that is generated by the macro is to be stored. After this program finishes executing, the code in the new file can then be executed and debugged without the presence of the macro code.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	All	n/a

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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Type:	Usage Note
Priority:	low
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Macro

Date Modified:	2019-09-30 16:30:06
Date Created:	2003-03-19 10:26:18