In SAS how do i assign a macro variable to the current week number?

Question

I'm assigning a macro variable as such: %let weeks2=31 ;

but instead of 31 i want the variable to automatically be the current weeknumber.

I've tried using weeks2=week(today(), 'u') but this returns an error.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!!

Answer 1

You've got the right idea. However, you are trying to use SAS functions ( week and today ) in a macro statement ( %let ). When doing so, you have to call each SAS function using the %sysfunc macro function:

%let weeks2=%sysfunc(week(%sysfunc(today()), u));

Also, arguments need not be quoted in macro functions (the u argument in this case).