SAS 9.4 Macro Language, 2nd Edition

Chapter 7

Macro Quoting

Macro Quoting

Masking Special Characters and Mnemonics

Understanding Why Macro Quoting Is Necessary

Overview of Macro Quoting Functions

Passing Parameters That Contain Special Characters and Mnemonics

Deciding When to Use a Macro Quoting Function and Which Function to Use

%STR and %NRSTR Functions

Using %STR and %NRSTR Functions

Using Unmatched Quotation Marks and Parentheses with %STR and %NRSTR

Using % Signs with %STR

Examples Using %STR

Examples Using %NRSTR

%BQUOTE and %NRBQUOTE Functions

Using %BQUOTE and %NRBQUOTE Functions

Examples Using %BQUOTE

Referring to Already Quoted Variables

Deciding How Much Text to Mask with a Macro Quoting Function

%SUPERQ Function

Using %SUPERQ

Examples Using %SUPERQ

Using the %SUPERQ ...