Date:         Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:01:05 -0500
Reply-To:     "Keintz, H. Mark" <mkeintz@WHARTON.UPENN.EDU>
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From:         "Keintz, H. Mark" <mkeintz@WHARTON.UPENN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: put a % mark
Comments: To: "Yang, Kai" <Kai.Yang@CSHS.ORG>
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Yes,

Change
  put "%chk(ab=" col1 ");"
to
  put '%chk(ab=" col1 ");'

Use of the single quotes prevent the SAS macro processor from trying to
parse the contents.


Mark Keintz
Wharton Research Data Services
215/898-2160


-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Yang, Kai
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:23 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: put a % mark

Hi, SAS - L
Pls look at the program below. I would like to put "%" mark in a txt
file.
I got error messages. The SAS consider that I involve a macro, but I did
not.
Is there a way to solve the problem?

data _null_;
set mk_name3;
file "c:\_chk.txt";
put "%chk(ab=" col1 ");";
run;

Thank you
Kai