SAS Tip: Handy %PUT syntax for mvarName=text output

SAS_Tipster — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:27:58 GMT

How often do you use

%put NOTE: mvarName=&mvarName;

in your SAS code to write out the name and contents of a macro variable?

Since SAS version 9.3, there is a new handy syntax feature that allows you to just do this with less typing.You simple write it as:

%put NOTE: &=mvarName;

For example:

%put NOTE: &=sysscpl &=sysvlong;

NOTE: SYSSCPL=X64_7PRO SYSVLONG=9.03.01M2P081512

Thanks to Md4 for sharing this tip on sasCommunity.org.

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