Calling all macro idiot savants! 🙂 Thanks!
* Given the following...;
%let a=x;
%let b=y;
%let xy=12;
* Why does this yield '12'?;
%put &&&a&b;
* And this yields '12'?;
%let z=%scan(&a,1)%scan(&b,1);
%put &&&z;
* But this yields '&xy'? How do I make the ampersands apply to both scan results to yield '12'?;
%put &&&%scan(&a,1)%scan(&b,1);
If the last expression generates &xy, apply %unquote:
%put %unquote(... original expression ...);
If the last expression generates &xy, apply %unquote:
%put %unquote(... original expression ...);
Dang, your mama named you right, Astounding - worked like a charm!
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