How to insert date in odstext

[bijayadhikar]

Hi, is there a way to insert date after "Date Extraction:" below,

proc odstext;

 p 'Source:'/ style=[color=blue fontsize=12pt fontfamily='Courier New' fontweight=bold];

  list;

item 'Master Database, Date Extraction: ' / style=[fontsize=11pt fontfamily='Courier New']; 

end;                     

run;

[yabwon]

a macro variable for start?

%let date=%sysfunc(int('14mar2024'd),yymmdd10.);

proc odstext;
 p 'Source:'/ style=[color=blue fontsize=12pt fontfamily='Courier New' fontweight=bold];
  list;
item "Master Database, Date Extraction: &date." / style=[fontsize=11pt fontfamily='Courier New']; 
end;                     
run;

Bart

[bijayadhikar]

Thank you to @yabwon for quick response and solution. Appreciated.

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

Use a macro variable, and double quotes:

%let date = %sysfunc(today(),yymmdd10.);

proc odstext;
 p "Source:"/ style=[color=blue fontsize=12pt fontfamily='Courier New' fontweight=bold];
  list;
item "Master Database, Date Extraction: &date." / style=[fontsize=11pt fontfamily='Courier New']; 
end;                     
run;

Hint: use single quotes in SAS only where explicitly needed, or if you need to prevent the resolution of macro triggers.

[bijayadhikar]

Thank you to @Kurt for quick response and solution. Appreciated.