How resolve macro variable

[thanikondharish]

%let I=1;
%let state1=ap;
%let ap1=India;
%let India1=Asia;
/*First*/
I want to resolve ap1 macro variable I wrote like below.
Data ex1;
Name="&&&state&I." ;
Run;

/*Second*/
I want to resolve India1 macro variable I wrote like below.
Data ex2;
Name="&&&&&&&state&I.";
Run;
But above 2 codes not working the macro variables are not resolving

[PeterClemmensen]

Just to be clear, what do you want the value of Name to be in the two code snippets?

[thanikondharish]

First: name=India
Second name=asia

[PeterClemmensen]

Are the macro variables fixed or can I change them a bit? Seems easier not having the 1 in all of them

[Jagadishkatam]

Please try the below code

Data ex1;
Name="&&&state&I.&&i" ;
Run;

[Shmuel]

Change your code into:

%let I=1;
%let state1=ap;
%let ap1=India;
%let India1=Asia;
/*First  - I want to resolve ap1 macro variable I wrote like below. */
Data ex1;
Name="&&&state&I&&I." ; 
Run;

/*Second*/
I want to resolve India1 macro variable I wrote like below.
Data ex2;
Name="&&&&&&state&I&&i.";
Run;

Remember - sas resolves macros step by step. Each pair of && become a single &, thus:

1) &&&&&&state&I&&i

2) &&&state1&i

3) &&ap1

4) India