https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/macro/m-p/6598#M671 in macro quoting <BR /> <BR /> %let a=%str(data new; x=1; run;); ok<BR /> <BR /> but in single quotes they mention as <BR /> <BR /> %let b=%str(john%'s reporting);<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> for semicolon it is the commonly mentions as %str(text)<BR /> but in single quotes they mention as especially % infront of single quote.<BR /> <BR /> why its wrong,<BR /> %let b= %str(john's reporting); Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:03:21 GMT deleted_user 2008-01-29T07:03:21Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/macro/m-p/6598#M671 in macro quoting <BR /> <BR /> %let a=%str(data new; x=1; run;); ok<BR /> <BR /> but in single quotes they mention as <BR /> <BR /> %let b=%str(john%'s reporting);<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> for semicolon it is the commonly mentions as %str(text)<BR /> but in single quotes they mention as especially % infront of single quote.<BR /> <BR /> why its wrong,<BR /> %let b= %str(john's reporting); Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:03:21 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/macro/m-p/6598#M671 deleted_user 2008-01-29T07:03:21Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/macro/m-p/6599#M672 why do you need to know?<BR /> <BR /> why not accept that as it says in SAS(R) Macro Language Reference of %bquote() "<I>you do not have to precede an unmatched quotation mark with a % sign, as you must when using %STR and %NRSTR"</I> ?<BR /> Find this quote in online doc, at <A href="http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/mcrolref.hlp/a001061316.htm" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/mcrolref.hlp/a001061316.htm</A>.<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> %let b= %bquote(john's reporting); <BR /> %put b=&amp;b ;<BR /> works for me !<BR /> <BR /> Peter-c Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:32:21 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/macro/m-p/6599#M672 deleted_user 2008-01-29T10:32:21Z