Hi!
I´m having a problem regarding naming conventions in SAS.
I working with a table that I have no control over and one columns identifier contains a hashtag (ID_XXX#).
To insert rows via 'proc sql', I have to omit the insert column listing because SAS can´t handle the # in the one column´s name.
Since omitting this list is bad practice and may crash my program if there are changes made to the table,
I´d like to find a way to handle the problem.
How to handle column names containing hashtags
You may need to learn about SASNAMES. Using system option VALIDVARNAME=ANY you should be able to use the name. When you reference it you will need to use name literal syntax 'name'N. For example.
You may need to learn about SASNAMES. Using system option VALIDVARNAME=ANY you should be able to use the name. When you reference it you will need to use name literal syntax 'name'N. For example.
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