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Hi there - first time posting.  Hoping you can help me!   I have created a program that prompts for a password.  I need to identify if the password contains any double quotes ("), matched or unmatched.  Whether that be removing them and comparing a before and after length or finding the location of the " and if the result is >0 then it one exists.  The catch is I also need to ensure that any predefined SAS macro variables that could inadvertently end up in the password do not resolve.  Here are a couple of things I have tried:   Password Entered:    Abc"2025&sysdate     OPTIONS MPRINT SYMBOLGEN; *Entered into Prompt; *_NOLOG_pw = Abc"2024&sysdate; %PUT _NOLOG_pw = &_NOLOG_PW; %LET NOLOG = %SUPERQ(_NOLOG_PW); %PUT NOLOG - &NOLOG.; %LET NOLOG_NRSTR = %NRSTR(&NOLOG); %PUT NOLOG_NRSTR = &NOLOG_NRSTR; %let nolog_find = %sysfunc(find(&NOLOG_NRSTR, %str(%"))); *Resolves to 0; %put &nolog_find; data _null_; TRANWORD = translate(&NOLOG,%str( ),%str(%")); * Results in error; call symput('NOLOG_TRANWORD',TRANWORD); RUN; %PUT NOLOG_TRANWORD = &NOLOG_TRANWORD;     Here is the log:   Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.   Thanks! ... View more