https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Regarding-Macro/m-p/41595#M8526 Well call me biased, but....<BR /> The first 4 chapters of Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language, 2nd Ed. were written with you in mind, and were designed to be read and studied linearly (not as a reference manual). <BR /> <A href="https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=59224" target="_blank">https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=59224</A><BR /> <BR /> The other book that you want to look at is Michele Burlew's SAS Macro Programming Made Easy, Second Edition<BR /> <A href="https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=60560" target="_blank">https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=60560</A><BR /> She does a good job discussing the ins and outs of the macro language. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:31:13 GMT ArtC 2010-11-30T23:31:13Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Regarding-Macro/m-p/41594#M8525 Hi,<BR /> <BR /> Can anyone suggest me best macro book for learning from scratch. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:56:13 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Regarding-Macro/m-p/41594#M8525 deleted_user 2010-11-30T20:56:13Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Regarding-Macro/m-p/41595#M8526 Well call me biased, but....<BR /> The first 4 chapters of Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language, 2nd Ed. were written with you in mind, and were designed to be read and studied linearly (not as a reference manual). <BR /> <A href="https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=59224" target="_blank">https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=59224</A><BR /> <BR /> The other book that you want to look at is Michele Burlew's SAS Macro Programming Made Easy, Second Edition<BR /> <A href="https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=60560" target="_blank">https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=60560</A><BR /> She does a good job discussing the ins and outs of the macro language. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:31:13 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Regarding-Macro/m-p/41595#M8526 ArtC 2010-11-30T23:31:13Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Regarding-Macro/m-p/41596#M8527 Thanks a lot !!! Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:01:44 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Regarding-Macro/m-p/41596#M8527 deleted_user 2010-12-01T20:01:44Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Regarding-Macro/m-p/41597#M8528 Thanks a lot !! Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:03:29 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Regarding-Macro/m-p/41597#M8528 deleted_user 2010-12-01T20:03:29Z