topic Re: How to include a leading blank in a macro variable ? in ODS and Base Reporting https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/How-to-include-a-leading-blank-in-a-macro-variable/m-p/191298#M13034 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>%let month =%str(&nbsp; in July);</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:47:51 GMT stat_sas 2014-07-23T15:47:51Z How to include a leading blank in a macro variable ? https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/How-to-include-a-leading-blank-in-a-macro-variable/m-p/191297#M13033 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Hello everyone,</P><P></P><P>I would like to create a macro variable for a texted value such as ' in July'.&nbsp; Notice there is a leading blank ahead of the word 'in'.&nbsp; Here is how i define the macro variable:</P><P></P><P>%let month =&nbsp; in July;&nbsp; (there is a leading blank to the left of the word 'in')</P><P></P><P>SAS automatically removes the leading and training blanks for a macro variable and as a result the leading blank is removed.&nbsp; How can I include the leading blank for a macro variable?</P><P></P><P>Thank you very much <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://communities.sas.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:35:46 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/How-to-include-a-leading-blank-in-a-macro-variable/m-p/191297#M13033 KevinC_ 2014-07-23T15:35:46Z Re: How to include a leading blank in a macro variable ? https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/How-to-include-a-leading-blank-in-a-macro-variable/m-p/191298#M13034 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>%let month =%str(&nbsp; in July);</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:47:51 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/How-to-include-a-leading-blank-in-a-macro-variable/m-p/191298#M13034 stat_sas 2014-07-23T15:47:51Z Re: How to include a leading blank in a macro variable ? https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/How-to-include-a-leading-blank-in-a-macro-variable/m-p/191299#M13035 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you <A href="mailto:stat@sas">stat@sas</A>!&nbsp; That worked beautifully.&nbsp; <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://communities.sas.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:34:09 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/How-to-include-a-leading-blank-in-a-macro-variable/m-p/191299#M13035 KevinC_ 2014-07-23T17:34:09Z