How to add input box to sas sql query which ask user about parameter?

Question

How to add input box to sas sql query which ask user about parameter ? (Something aka Access input box) (in Enterprise Guide)

Answer 1

Here is a solution using BASE -

You could use the %Window procedure with the %display

DATA _NULL_;
%LET BATCH1=;

%WINDOW BATCH_ANALYSIS COLOR = WHITE        

ICOLUMN = 30 IROW = 11
COLUMNS = 88 ROWS = 20

  #1 @28 "CLIENT BATCH REPORT"
  #4 @12 "Date must be entered YYYY-MM-DD Format, ascending order."
  #6 @28 "Example = '2015-01-31'"
  #9 @5 "Enter Batch Date - [ENTER] when complete:"       
  #11 @5 BATCH1 12 attr=underline
  #13 @5 "Reports will be written to 'location'";

%DISPLAY BATCH_ANALYSIS;
STOP;
RUN;

%put %batch1;

This above is an example of using the "user input" to operate on your query/data step. In this case, I am prompting the user to enter a date, which creates that string value as a macro variable that can be passed anywhere in your SAS code (I am only using the string date format because it gets passed to an RSUBMIT in a DB2 environment). May be a good idea to play with the Input Lines/etc to display the text you want in your prompt window...