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KevinC_
Fluorite | Level 6


Hello everyone,

I would like to create a macro variable for a texted value such as ' in July'.  Notice there is a leading blank ahead of the word 'in'.  Here is how i define the macro variable:

%let month =  in July;  (there is a leading blank to the left of the word 'in')

SAS automatically removes the leading and training blanks for a macro variable and as a result the leading blank is removed.  How can I include the leading blank for a macro variable?

Thank you very much Smiley Happy

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stat_sas
Ammonite | Level 13

%let month =%str(  in July);

KevinC_
Fluorite | Level 6

Thank you stat@sas!  That worked beautifully.  Smiley Happy

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