CALL Statement

Invokes a SAS CALL routine.

Valid in:	DATA step
Category:	Action
Type:	Executable

Syntax

CALL routine(parameter-1 <, ...parameter-n> );

Arguments

routine: specifies the name of the SAS CALL routine that you want to invoke.

See:For information about available routines, see SAS Functions and CALL Routines: Reference

(parameter): is a piece of information to be passed to or returned from the routine.

Requirement:Enclose this information, which depends on the specific routine, in parentheses.

Tip:You can specify additional parameters, separated by commas.

Details

SAS CALL routines can assign variable values and perform other system functions.

See Also

SAS Functions and CALL Routines: Reference

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