topic How to mask macro trigger in New SAS User

How to mask macro trigger

Arun_shSAS — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 04:06:50 GMT

%let C=test;



Data a;

input x $;

cards;

LI 

GI 

H&C

;



Proc sql noprint;

select x into: test2 separated by "," from a;

quit;

I want macro variable test2 to be resolved as LI,GI,H&C

Re: How to mask macro trigger

Astounding — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:40:14 GMT

There will likely be headaches down the road, but you should be able to use %SUPERQ. For example:

%put %superq(test2);

Re: How to mask macro trigger

Patrick — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:50:44 GMT

@Arun_shSAS

Looks like a case for %SUPERQ() or SYMGET().

%let C=test;

data a;
  input x $;
  cards;
LI 
GI 
H&C
;

proc sql noprint;
  select x into :test2 separated by "," from a;
quit;

%put Option_1: %superq(test2);

data _null_;
  Option_2=symget("test2");
  put Option_2=;
run;

Re: How to mask macro trigger

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 07:17:06 GMT

The first question that comes to mind is "what for"?

Macro variables are the worst place for keeping data, SAS provides datasets as storage for that.

And if you need reference data for, say, where conditions, it's always better to use a defined key of some kind and not free-form text, which is the worst you can use for such things.