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On Jan 6, 9:30 am, Mack.Lind...@CPA.STATE.TX.US (Mack Lindsey) wrote:
> Try this:
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> %let myvar = %nrstr(%let modelvars= ;);
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> Mack Lindsey
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SA...@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
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> ankur
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:49 AM
> To: SA...@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Issue with %let
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> How do I make a macro variable take value "%let modelvars= " ???
> Following doesn't work
> %let myvar = %let modelvars= ;
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> Thanks,
> Ankur Bohra.- Hide quoted text -
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Hi,
I would be very careful with most of the macro quoting functions,
especially when quoting macro code.
I would do the folowing
%let myvar = '/* of */ %% %let modelvars= ;';
or use a data step
Here are just a couple of traps:
%let myvar = %nrstr(/* of */ %% %let modelvars= ;);
%put myvar=&myvar;
/* SURPRISE */
myvar= % %let modelvars= ;
data tst;
if "%nrstr(&myvar)" =: '/* of */ %% %let modelvars=' then put 'Case
1 what I expect';
else put 'Case 1 what I do not expect';
if "&myvar" =: '/* of */ %% %let modelvars=' then put 'Case 2 what I
expect';
else put 'Case 2 what I do not expect';
run;
Case 1 what I do not expect
Case 2 what I do not expect
%let myvar = '/* of */ %% %let modelvars= ;';
%put &myvar;
'/* of */ %% %let modelvars= ;'
data tst;
if &myvar =: '/* of */ %% %let modelvars=' then put 'Case 3 what I
expect';
else put 'Case 3 what I do not expect';
run;
Case 3 what I expect
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