Hi all, I wanted to write the string 'the input value is xxx' in the SAS log, using the following macro. My question is why the following does not work and how can I fix it.
%macro test(num=5);
data;
put 'the input value is &num';
/* alternatively I can use an addtional variable to get the desired result*/
a=#
put 'the input value is ' a;
/*but why the first attempt using '&num ' does not work?*/
%mend test;
%test()
Macro variables, if contained in quotes, won't resolve unless they are enclosed in double (i.e., ") quotes.
Macro variables, if contained in quotes, won't resolve unless they are enclosed in double (i.e., ") quotes.
Thanks for the hint.
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