topic Re: removing closing brackets ')' form macro variable in SAS Programming

removing closing brackets ')' form macro variable

abhinayingole — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:31:26 GMT

I wanted to remove closing brackets from below macro variable.

%LET x = )AL);

Final result should be as ...

%put RESULT = &x.;

RESULT = AL

LeonidBatkhan — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:06:30 GMT

You can do it as follows:

%LET X = )AL);
%put &=X;

data _null_;
	call symputx('RESULT', compress("&X",')'));
run;

%put &=RESULT;

In the LOG you will get:

X=)AL)

RESULT=AL

Hope this helps.

PaigeMiller — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:00:26 GMT

@abhinayingole Please don't post the same question twice.

abhinayingole — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:30:21 GMT

yes, it worked . Thanks