topic Re: how to deal with specific tokens - ' & in SAS Programming

how to deal with specific tokens - ' &

daisy6 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 19:15:39 GMT

Hello I have some specific tokens. How to deal with them. Thanks!

data tt;
input name $8.;
datalines;
A&M
A of M
M'M

M-M
;
run;

proc sql noprint;
select %nrbquote(name) into :n1 - :n4 from tt;
quit;

%put &n1. &n2. &n3. &n4.;

the log window shows nothing.

PaigeMiller — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 19:44:12 GMT

%nrbquote doesn't work on SQL or ordinary SAS variables, it only works on macro variables.

You want to remove %nrbquote from PROC SQL, and then use

%put %superq(n1) &n2 %nrbquote(&n3) %quote(&n4);