topic Re: %let cust = %str(cust_id phone_num) in SAS Procedures

%let cust = %str(cust_id phone_num)

Geo- — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 01:13:26 GMT

May anyone know what this line mean and give me a exact case on how it use.

I think cust_id and phone_num are two column names.

%let cust = %str(cust_id phone_num);

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Actually,I wanted to know STR statement usage and for this specific case which I could not find too much information in the doc..

Re: %let cust = %str(cust_id phone_num)

Vince_SAS — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:20:07 GMT

The %LET statement creates a global macro variable with a value of the literal text within the parentheses. To display the value in the SAS log, submit this code:

%put &CUST;

SAS® 9.4 Macro Language: Reference, Fifth Edition
%LET Statement
https://go.documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=mcrolref&docsetTarget=p18wszyqagt1qcn1t6vo5piib1bq.htm&docsetVersion=9.4&locale=en

SAS® 9.4 Macro Language: Reference, Fifth Edition
https://go.documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmsascdc&cdcVersion=9.4_3.4&docsetId=mcrolref&docsetTarget=titlepage.htm&locale=en

Vince DelGobbo

SAS R&D

Re: %let cust = %str(cust_id phone_num)

novinosrin — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:23:55 GMT

If you want to learn about macro quoting , assuming you are sound in other facets of the language, SAS docs alone will help. Otherwise, please get this book

https://www.sas.com/store/books/categories/usage-and-reference/carpenter-s-complete-guide-to-the-sas-macro-language-third-edition/prodBK_67815_en.html

Re: %let cust = %str(cust_id phone_num)

Geo- — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 01:15:38 GMT

have edited the message.maybe I am not clearly enough at first.thank you for your time

Re: %let cust = %str(cust_id phone_num)

Vince_SAS — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 01:47:40 GMT

The topic of macro quoting is too complicated to explain in a forum post.

You have been recommended a good book. See also this documentation:

SAS® 9.4 Macro Language: Reference, Fifth Edition
https://go.documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=mcrolref&docsetTarget=p07u5itr1teq0dn1bx0lli1ri5dy.htm&docsetVersion=9.4&locale=en

Vince DelGobbo
SAS R&D