%macro car_type(ty=);
proc sql;
create table tmp as
select *
from cars
where upcase(type_new) like "%&ty.%"
;quit;
%mend;
The part highlighted in red triggers an error. How to get around this? Please help. Thanks
Separate the parts, so no macro resolution is tried:
%macro car_type(ty=);
proc sql;
create table tmp as
select *
from sashelp.cars
where upcase(type) like "%"!!"&ty."!!"%"
;
quit;
%mend;
%car_type(ty=SUV)
Wrap the % in the %Nrstr Macro Quoting Function
Thanks for the replying. I tried but empty data is generated.
Would be very helpful if you can show the exact syntax.
This is how I have written based on your suggestion,
where upcase(type_new) like "%nrstr(% &ty.%)"
Separate the parts, so no macro resolution is tried:
%macro car_type(ty=);
proc sql;
create table tmp as
select *
from sashelp.cars
where upcase(type) like "%"!!"&ty."!!"%"
;
quit;
%mend;
%car_type(ty=SUV)
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