Date:         Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:53:51 -0400
Reply-To:     "Droogendyk, Harry" <Harry.Droogendyk@CIBC.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Droogendyk, Harry" <Harry.Droogendyk@CIBC.COM>
Subject:      Re: %nrbquote
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Wrap the stuff in single quotes and forget the quoting functions:

41   data _null_;
42     put 'x "gunzip &form..dat" ;';
43     put '%include "&form..cmd" ;';
44     put 'x "gzip &form..dat" ;';
45   run;

x "gunzip &form..dat" ;
%include "&form..cmd" ;
x "gzip &form..dat" ;

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   SAS User [mailto:sas@SDAC.HARVARD.EDU]
                Sent:   June 20, 2003 11:43 AM
                To:     SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
                Subject:        %nrbquote

                I am trying to write a macro that will write a SAS program.
                I'm having a little trouble getting the lines:

                x "gunzip &form..dat" ;
                %include "&form..cmd" ;
                x "gzip &form..dat" ;

                to appear exactly like that in the file.  I've tried just
about
                every combination of %nrstr, %nrbquote, %bquote, %quote,
%str, etc
                to get the quotes and the &form and %include to not resolve.
                Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.  My last
attempt of:

                         put "x %nrstr("gunzip %nrquote(&FORM)..dat");";
                         put "%nrstr(%include "%nrquote(&FORM)..cmd");";
                         put "x %nrstr("gzip %nrquote(&FORM)..dat");"/;

                left me with the error:

                171       +         put "x %nrstr("gunzip
%nrquote(&FORM)..dat");";
                ERROR: Expected close parenthesis after macro function
invocation not
                found.^MERROR: Expec
                ted close parenthesis after macro function invocation not
found.^MERROR:
                Expected close pa
                renthesis after macro function invocation not found.

                I wish there was a clearer description of the differences
between the
                quoting macro functions.  Does anyone know a good site for
that?
                The SAS manuals are lacking.  Thanks again.

                -casey