SAS 9.4 Macro Language, 2nd Edition

Chapter 3

Macro Variables

Macro Variables

Macro Variables Defined by the Macro Processor

Macro Variables Defined by Users

Overview for Defining Macro Variables

Creating User-Defined Macro Variable Names

Assigning Values to Macro Variables

Using Macro Variables

Macro Variable Reference

Combining Macro Variable References with Text

Delimiting Macro Variable Names within Text

Creating a Period to Follow Resolved Text

Displaying Macro Variable Values

Referencing Macro Variables Indirectly

Using an Expression to Generate a Reference

Generating a Series of Macro Variable References with a Single Macro Call

Using More Than Two Ampersands

Manipulating Macro Variable Values with Macro Functions

Macro Variables

Macro variables are tools that enable you ...