Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language, Third Edition, 3rd Edition

Chapter 2: Defining and Using Macro Variables

2.1 Naming Macro Variables

2.2 Defining Macro Variables

2.3 Using Macro Variables

2.4 Displaying Macro Variables by Using the %PUT Statement

2.5 Resolving Macro Variables

2.5.1 Using the Macro Variable as a Suffix

2.5.2 Using the Macro Variable as a Prefix

2.5.3 Using Macro Variables as Building Blocks—Appending Macro Variables

2.5.4 Understanding Results When Macro References Are Not Resolved

2.6 Using Automatic Macro Variables

2.6.1 &SYSDATE, &SYSDATE9, &SYSDAY, and &SYSTIME

2.6.2 &SYSLAST and &SYSDSN

2.6.3 &SYSERR and &SYSCC

2.6.4 &SYSRC

2.6.5 &SYSSITE, &SYSSCP, &SYSSCPL, and &SYSUSERID

2.6.6 &SYSMACRONAME

2.7 Removing Macro Variables

2.8 Testing Your Knowledge with Chapter Exercises

For most SAS ...