Defining and Calling a Macro

A macro definition stores text. This might include macro language statements or expressions as well as complete or partial SAS program statements or program steps. The macro definition begins with a %MACRO statement and ends with a %MEND statement.

Defining a Macro

%MACRO and %MEND Statements Syntax

In order to create a macro program, you must first define it. You begin a macro definition with a %MACRO statement, and you end the definition with a %MEND statement.
Syntax, %MACRO statement and %MEND statement:
%MACRO macro-name;
text
%MEND <macro-name>;
macro-name
names the macro. The value of macro-name can be any valid SAS name that is not a reserved word in the SAS macro facility.
text
can ...

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