SAS® Certification Prep Guide: Advanced Programming for SAS®9, Third Edition

Chapter 10Processing Macro Variables at Execution Time

Overview

Introduction

Objectives

Prerequisites

Creating a Macro Variable During DATA Step Execution

Overview

Example

The SYMPUT Routine

Using SYMPUT with a Literal

Example

Using SYMPUT with a DATA Step Variable

Example

Using CALL SYMPUT with DATA Step Expressions

Example

PUT Function

Example

The SYMPUTX Routine

Example

Creating Multiple Macro Variables During DATA Step Execution

Creating Multiple Macro Variables with CALL SYMPUT

Example

Referencing Macro Variables Indirectly

Introduction

The Forward Re-Scan Rule

Example

Example

Example

Obtaining Macro Variable Values During DATA Step Execution

The SYMGET Function

Example

Creating Macro Variables During PROC SQL Step Execution

The INTO Clause ...