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brokenpc1
Fluorite | Level 6

Hi All,

I am having a question regarding how to mask "&" in data steps:

Now I have a variable called "A&C name" in a table, when I call this variable using "A&C name"n, it returns an error showing that SAS interprets "&" as start of a macro var. I wonder how I can mask "&" here? I tried to search the discussions but didn't find a close match.

Thanks for your help!

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

Use single quotes, not double quotes. Or if for some reason double-quotes are mandatory (I can't think of a reason why it would be mandatory, but maybe...) use %nrstr(&)

 

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Paige Miller

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

Use single quotes, not double quotes. Or if for some reason double-quotes are mandatory (I can't think of a reason why it would be mandatory, but maybe...) use %nrstr(&)

 

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Paige Miller
brokenpc1
Fluorite | Level 6

Hi @PaigeMiller , thanks for helping out. Single quote works for me. Feel like this is one of those rare cases double quote is not working in SAS.

PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

@brokenpc1 wrote:

Hi @PaigeMiller , thanks for helping out. Single quote works for me. Feel like this is one of those rare cases double quote is not working in SAS.


SAS is doing what it is supposed to be doing when you use double-quotes, but that doesn't seem to be what you want it to do.

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Paige Miller
Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

@PaigeMiller wrote:

@brokenpc1 wrote:

Hi @PaigeMiller , thanks for helping out. Single quote works for me. Feel like this is one of those rare cases double quote is not working in SAS.


SAS is doing what it is supposed to be doing when you use double-quotes, but that doesn't seem to be what you want it to do.


Did anyone else notice that each reply seems to be doubling the & in the subject line?

 

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

Yes, I see it. Calling @ChrisHemedinger 

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Paige Miller

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