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reone
Calcite | Level 5
Hi to all,

I have need to define a data set with name of more macro variables:
the name of data set is type: area_yyyy_mm:

%let mese = 5;
%let area = C;
%let anno = 1996;

data &AREA_&ANNO_&MESE;
set risultato7_1;
run;

these istructions not work, have you some alternative solution?
tahnks
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data &AREA._&ANNO._&MESE.;
set risultato7_1;
run;
sbb
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10 sbb
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10
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