Title: Check for Specified Variable

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Type of Tool	SAS Utility Macro
SAS Utility Macro	Checking Macro
Title	Check for Specified Variable
Programmer/Email	ArthurWatts
Contributing Site	Rochester
Description	This macro function returns the value True if the specified variable exists in the dataset. If the specified variable does not exist, it returns the value False.
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Software Program	SAS
Software	SAS
Macro Parameters	Parameters Description Dataset Dataset to look in Var Variable to look for Message Y if error message is to be displayed
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SAS-Code - Attachment	Rochester_Check Variables_Main Macro
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Called Tool/Utility
Called Checking Macro
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Revision-Date	November 26, 2008
Example Code	SAS Example Code
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SAS_Example_Code	%If CheckVariab(work.mydata,age,Y) %Then %Do;
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Notes1-Legend	Section with calls to needed macros
Notes1	For example: %Let MacroDir = L:\BCU Macros\Macros; %include "&MacroDir\ParameterChecks.sas";
Notes2-Legend	Macro call with fully specified parameters
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Notes3-Legend	Section with definitions of global macro parameters
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Notes4-Legend	Section with definitions of local macro variables
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See Also	Rochester_Function_Check Number Var Exist Rochester_Function_Check Number Var List Rochester_Check Variables in List
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Stat Tools Disclaimer	This SAS macro is developed by Mr. Watts in the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of Rochester under the auspice of the CTSA BERD with the intent to facilitate data analyses and reporting in clinical and related research. It is copyrighted by Mr. Watts, November, 2008 and distributed for free public access.
Discliamer	The views expressed within CTSpedia are those of the author and must not be taken to represent policy or guidance on the behalf of any organization or institution with which the author is affiliated.
Permission	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF ERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT OLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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