%let a=2 here a is a macro variable and is character and if i write ths
proc print data=data;
where rating=&a;
run;
then records with rating=2 is coming.How ths character is getting resolved as numeric over here?
"Macro variables contain only character data. However, the macro facility has features that enable a variable to be evaluated as a number when it contains character data that can be interpreted as a number."
SAS language can interpret 2 as either character or numeric, depending on the context:
xrays=2;
robot='R2D2';
Macro language is not determining whether "2" is character or numeric. It is merely substituting "2" into the program, making it:
proc print data=data;
where rating=2;
run;
SAS language then interprets the program, and decides what each word means.
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