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Geo-
Quartz | Level 8

May anyone know what this line mean and give me a exact case on how it use.

I think cust_id and phone_num are two column names.

%let cust = %str(cust_id phone_num);

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Actually,I wanted to know STR statement usage and for this specific case which I could not find too much information in the doc..

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Vince_SAS
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

The %LET statement creates a global macro variable with a value of the literal text within the parentheses.  To display the value in the SAS log, submit this code:

 

%put &CUST;

 

SAS® 9.4 Macro Language: Reference, Fifth Edition
%LET Statement
https://go.documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=mcrolref&docsetTarget=p18wszyqagt1qcn1t6vo5piib1bq.htm&do...

 

SAS® 9.4 Macro Language: Reference, Fifth Edition
https://go.documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmsascdc&cdcVersion=9.4_3.4&docsetId=mcrolref&docsetTarget=...

 

Vince DelGobbo

SAS R&D

Geo-
Quartz | Level 8
have edited the message.maybe I am not clearly enough at first.thank you for your time
novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

If you want to learn about macro quoting , assuming you are sound in other facets of the language, SAS docs alone will help. Otherwise, please get this book

 

https://www.sas.com/store/books/categories/usage-and-reference/carpenter-s-complete-guide-to-the-sas...

 

Vince_SAS
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

The topic of macro quoting is too complicated to explain in a forum post.

 

You have been recommended a good book.  See also this documentation:

 

SAS® 9.4 Macro Language: Reference, Fifth Edition
https://go.documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=mcrolref&docsetTarget=p07u5itr1teq0dn1bx0lli1ri5dy.htm&do...

 

Vince DelGobbo
SAS R&D

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