topic Re: Getting values from macros variables in SAS Programming

Getting values from macros variables

ucvikas — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:48:03 GMT

%let i=1 ;

%let var_1 = firstname;

%let firstname = yourname;

With the code given above I want to print 'yourname' (without quotes) in the SAS log. Condition is that I have to use macro variables i and var_1 . something like %put value= &&&var_&i ; (it does not work for me) .

Make sure we do not use var_1 directly and user macro variable i to get value of var_1 .

Any suggestions on code ??

Re: Getting values from macros variables

mohamed_zaki — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:14:49 GMT

%let i=1 ;

%let var_1 = firstname;

%let firstname = yourname;

%put value=&&&&&&var_&i;

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Re: Getting values from macros variables

Ksharp — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:20:07 GMT

Very funny thing, Why do you behave in this way .

why not use %let var_1 = &firstname; ?

%let i=1 ;

%let var_1 = firstname;

%let firstname = yourname;

options symbolgen;

%put value= %superq(&&var_&i) ;

Xia Keshan

Re: Getting values from macros variables

ucvikas — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:21:14 GMT

Yeah looks funny but actually it is not. I had some specific requirement and did not want to put long reason to use this way of working .Anyway thanks for the suggestion . I got my answer By Mohamed.