Symget vs Resolve

[kaushal2040]

Hello Forum,

I was trying  to understand difference between Symget and Resolve function in macro facility (if there are examples).

Thanks !!!

[SASKiwi]

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[ballardw]

From the documentation:

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  RESOLVE resolves the value of a text expression during execution of a DATA
  step or SCL program, whereas a macro variable reference resolves when a DATA
  step is being constructed or an SCL program is being compiled. For this reason,
  the resolved value of a macro variable reference is constant during execution of
  a DATA step or SCL program. However, RESOLVE can return a different value for a
  text expression in each iteration of the program.
• 
  RESOLVE accepts a wider variety of arguments than the SYMGET function
  accepts. SYMGET resolves only a single macro variable but RESOLVE resolves any
  macro expression. Using RESOLVE might result in the execution of macros and
  resolution of more than one macro variable.
• 
  When a macro variable value contains an additional macro variable reference,
  RESOLVE attempts to resolve the reference, but SYMGET does not.
• 
  If argument references a nonexistent macro
  variable, RESOLVE returns the unresolved reference, whereas SYMGET returns a
  missing value.
• 
  Because of its greater flexibility, RESOLVE requires slightly more computer
  resources than SYMGET.