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tjc
Calcite | Level 5 tjc
Calcite | Level 5

Calling all macro idiot savants!  🙂  Thanks!

* Given the following...;

%let a=x;
%let b=y;
%let xy=12;

* Why does this yield '12'?;
%put &&&a&b;

* And this yields '12'?;
%let z=%scan(&a,1)%scan(&b,1);

%put &&&z;

* But this yields '&xy'? How do I make the ampersands apply to both scan results to yield '12'?;
%put &&&%scan(&a,1)%scan(&b,1);

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Astounding
PROC Star

If the last expression generates &xy, apply %unquote:

%put %unquote(... original expression ...);

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Astounding
PROC Star

If the last expression generates &xy, apply %unquote:

%put %unquote(... original expression ...);

tjc
Calcite | Level 5 tjc
Calcite | Level 5

Dang, your mama named you right, Astounding - worked like a charm!

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