Date:         Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:28:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Captain <apsteinberg@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Captain <apsteinberg@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      %NTSTR and %NRQUOTE
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Hi all,

I need to pass in macro parameter as part of a macro call:
     %header_qc(recd_file_name=claim
     ,hdr_column1=%nrstr(L1;L2)
     ,hdr_column2=%nrstr(L3;L4)
     ,hdr_column3=%nrstr(L5;day&time;:L6;)
     ,hdr_column4=%nrstr(L9;L9));

Then create a call symput as part of the macro program:
     data _null_;
     infile "&dwnl_fold.&&&recd_file_name." MISSOVER DSD lrecl=2000
termstr=crlf;
     if _n_=1 then input;
     call
symput('headers_match',put(upcase(compress(_infile_))=upcase(compress("&hdr_column1."||"&hdr_column2."||"&hdr_column3."||"&hdr_column4.")),
1.));
     call symput('new_header',put(upcase(compress(_infile_)),
$2000.));
     call symput('expected_header',put(upcase(compress
("&hdr_column1."||"&hdr_column2."||"&hdr_column3."||"&hdr_column4.")),
$2000.));
     run;

Later on I need to call the macro created in the call symput
     %put |                File:
&&recd_file_name.
     %put |                Expected header matches incoming
header                                  ;
     %put |                incoming file header:
&new_header.                                       ;
     %put |                expected file header: &expected_header.

I getting the following warning in my log:
     WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference TIME not resolved.

I know it is because of the &time part of the call symput, but can not
get it to mask the & when calling it.  I have tried many of the macro
surpression functions, but can not get it to mask the &time to just
pass it through as txt and not give me the warning.

 Any thoughts would be great

Thanks sorry for the long message.