topic Re: Quotes while referencing in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Quotes-while-referencing/m-p/103041#M21513 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>you HAVE to use double quote.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:54:13 GMT Linlin 2013-06-11T17:54:13Z Quotes while referencing https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Quotes-while-referencing/m-p/103040#M21512 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>While we reference a macro variable cant we keep in single Quotes????</P><P></P><P>'&amp;Date' D</P><P>"&amp;Date" D</P><P></P><P>I dint get the result when I put in Single Quotes!!!!!</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:16:29 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Quotes-while-referencing/m-p/103040#M21512 robertrao 2013-06-11T17:16:29Z Re: Quotes while referencing https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Quotes-while-referencing/m-p/103041#M21513 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>you HAVE to use double quote.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:54:13 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Quotes-while-referencing/m-p/103041#M21513 Linlin 2013-06-11T17:54:13Z Re: Quotes while referencing https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Quotes-while-referencing/m-p/103042#M21514 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There is a difference in SAS between single and double quotes. Double quotes allow macro variables to be read within them while single do not.</P><P></P><P>EJ</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:56:27 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Quotes-while-referencing/m-p/103042#M21514 esjackso 2013-06-11T17:56:27Z