Hi, I have a table that contains a list of values and the macro variable name that I want to store that value in.
Simplified to this example:
ValueToStore | Macro_Name |
Value A | TestContainerA |
Value B | MacroNameBoy |
Value C | MacroNameTT |
So as a result, I'd like a macro variable named TestContainerA that has the value 'Value A'. MacroNameBoy would have the value 'Value B' and so forth.
I tried several things around this and can't get it working. Any suggestions on another way would be much appreciated:
Proc SQL;
Select macro_name
into :macro_name separated by ' '
From test;
Quit;
Proc SQL;
Select ValueToStore
into :¯o_name separated by ' '
From test;
Quit;
A perfect use case for the CALL SYMPUTX() function.
data _null_;
set test;
call symputx(Macro_Name,ValueToStore);
run;
A perfect use case for the CALL SYMPUTX() function.
data _null_;
set test;
call symputx(Macro_Name,ValueToStore);
run;
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Simply use CALL SYMPUTX in a data step instead of PROC SQL logic
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