Date:         Tue, 18 Sep 2001 19:28:49 -0400
Reply-To:     SK <shkim@EROLS.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         SK <shkim@EROLS.COM>
Subject:      Re: macro language enhancement
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For SAS in Windows, what would <name of automagic CR/LF> be?

thx

On 18 Sep 01 21:08:35 GMT, rjf2@CDC.GOV (Fehd, Ronald J.) wrote:

>in the select clause
>allow a CR/LF == CarriageReturn+LineFeed
>as argument to the
>separated by
>clause.
>
>This will facilitate reading and proofreading of long macro variables
>created by the
>into :<macro-variable-name>
>clause.
>
>example:
>proc SQL noprint;
>         select       trim(MemName)
>         into         :LIST
>         separated by " "
>         from         DICTIONARY.TABLES
>         where            MemType = "DATA"
>                      and LibName = "LIBRARY"
>;quit;
>%PUT LIST<&LIST.>;
>This produces a looooong line, which is hard to read,
>since it runs past the viewable edge of the screen.
>
>result:
>845   %PUT LIST<&LIST.>;
>LIST<FMT0002 FMT0008 FMT0102 FMT9706 FMT9802 FMT9806 FMT9902 FMT9908 FORMATS
>
>...>
>
>if we have some special character:
>         separated by "<name of automagic CR/LF>"
>then the desired result might be:
>
>845   %PUT LIST<&LIST.>;
>LIST<FMT0002
>FMT0008
>FMT0102
>FMT9706
>...>
>
>vertically long, but neverthless, easier to comprehend
>
>Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov