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jontim
Calcite | Level 5

Hi Everyone..

Can any one explain what exactly %SYSGET can do????

Thanks...

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kuridisanjeev
Quartz | Level 8

Hi..

The %SYSGET function returns the value as a character string. If the value is truncated or the variable is not defined on the operating environment, %SYSGET displays a warning message in the SAS log.

Ex:

%let person=%sysget(USER);

%put User is &person;


When these statements execute for user ABCDEF, the following
is written to the SAS log: 

User is abcdef

Thanks..

Sanjeev

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kuridisanjeev
Quartz | Level 8

Hi..

The %SYSGET function returns the value as a character string. If the value is truncated or the variable is not defined on the operating environment, %SYSGET displays a warning message in the SAS log.

Ex:

%let person=%sysget(USER);

%put User is &person;


When these statements execute for user ABCDEF, the following
is written to the SAS log: 

User is abcdef

Thanks..

Sanjeev

jontim
Calcite | Level 5

Thank you all...

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