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
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