%SYSMEXECNAME Function

Returns the name of the macro executing at a requested nesting level.

Type:	Macro Function
Tip:	%SYSMEXECNAME and %SYSMEXECDEPTH were implemented to be used together, but it is not required.
See:	%SYSMEXECDEPTH function

Syntax

Details

Syntax

%SYSMEXECNAME (n)

Required Argument

n

The nesting level at which you are requesting the macro name.

0	open code
>0	nesting level

Details

The %SYSMEXECNAME function returns the name of the macro executing at the n nesting level. The following three scenarios are shown in the example below.

If n = 0, open code is returned.
If n >%SYSMEXECDEPTH, a null string is returned and a WARNING diagnostic message is issued to the SAS log.
If n<0, a null string is returned and a WARNING diagnostic message is issued to the SAS log.

3          %put %sysmexecdepth; /* The macro execution depth of 
                                   Open Code is zero */
0
4          %put %sysmexecname(%sysmexecdepth);
OPEN CODE
5          %put %sysmexecname(%sysmexecdepth + 1);
WARNING: Argument 1 to %SYSMEXECNAME function is out of range.

6          %put %sysmexecname(%sysmexecdepth - 1);
WARNING: Argument 1 to %SYSMEXECNAME function is out of range.