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SAS Certification Prep Guide, 4th Edition
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SAS Certification Prep Guide, 4th Edition

by SAS Institute
December 2014
Intermediate to advanced
858 pages
40h 10m
English
SAS Institute
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Displaying Macro Variable Values in the SAS Log

The SYMBOLGEN Option

When you submit a macro variable reference, the macro processor resolves the reference and passes the value directly back to the input stack. Therefore, you do not see the value that the compiler receives. In order to debug your programs, it might be useful for you to see the value that replaces your macro variable reference. You can use the SYMBOLGEN system option to monitor the value that is substituted for a macro variable reference.
General form, OPTIONS statement with SYMBOLGEN option:
OPTIONS NOSYMBOLGEN | SYMBOLGEN;
Here is an explanation of the syntax:
NOSYMBOLGEN
specifies that log messages about macro variable references are not displayed. This is the default. ...
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