Chapter 4
Macro Processing
How the Macro Processor Compiles a Macro Definition
Macro Processing
This section describes macro processing and shows the typical pattern that SAS follows to process a program containing macro elements. For most macro programming, you do not need this level of detail. It is provided to help you understand what is going on behind the scenes.
Defining and Calling Macros
Macros are compiled programs that you can call in a submitted SAS program or from a SAS command prompt. Like macro variables, you generally use macros to generate text. However, macros provide additional capabilities:
• Macros can ...
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