I the following code I am trying to create a dynamic variable name and use it later in the code, but it isn't fully resolving. please see the last few lines. I would like the put statement macro variable &&mem&i.._rcols to output the same info that is in &xx. I have also tried a data _null_ with a call symput to create the varialbe.
%macro a;
Data _null_;
call symput("mem1","ae");
call symput("mem1vartotal","4");
call symput("mem2","cm");
call symput("mem2vartotal","3");
run;
%do i = 1 %to 2;
%let x = 0;
%do v = 1 %to &&mem&i.vartotal;
%let x = %eval(&x + 1);
%end;
%let &&mem&i.._rcols = %str();
%let xx=%str();
%do k=1 %to &x;
%let xx = %str(&xx, _&k);
%end;
%let &&mem&i.._rcols = %str(&xx);
%put &&mem&i &&mem&i.._rcols &xx ;
%end;
%mend a;
%a;
thank you very much, I Stopped at 4 &.
It is MUCH easier to store the generated macro variable name into another macro variable and then use three & to evaluate the macro variable that it names.
%macro a;
%local i k name;
%do i = 1 %to 2;
%let name=&&mem&i.._rcols;
%local &name ;
%let &name=;
%do k=1 %to &&mem&i.vartotal;
%let &name = &&&name, _&k;
%end;
%put &=i|&&mem&i|&=name|&&&name| ;
%end;
%put _local_;
%mend a;
data _null_;
call symput("mem1","ae");
call symput("mem1vartotal","4");
call symput("mem2","cm");
call symput("mem2vartotal","3");
run;
%a;
Results
I=1|ae|NAME=ae_rcols|, _1, _2, _3, _4| I=2|cm|NAME=cm_rcols|, _1, _2, _3| A AE_RCOLS , _1, _2, _3, _4 A CM_RCOLS , _1, _2, _3 A I 3 A K 4 A NAME cm_rcols
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