how to assign a macro value to a variable?
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Answer / guest
by symget function;
SYNTAX:
variable=SYMGET(macro variable);
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Answer / ganesh k
if it is a Char then Variable="&MacroVar.";
if it is a Numaric then Variable=%eval(&MacroVar.) or %
sysevalf(&MacroVar.);
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Answer / sr
to assign macro value means it already created then
variable=symget(macro var);
variable will get value of that macro variable
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Answer / radhiv kumar sure
8 TO 9 TYPES WE CAN ASSIGN THE MACRO VALUE TO A VARIABLE.
CALL SYMPUT
%LET
SYMGET
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Answer / manna
data x;
%let a=01jan1960;
b=symget("a");
run;
IT IS Tested
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Answer / cool dude
Creating a Macro.
%Let a='City';
Assigning the macro value of a (which is 'City') to variable.
Data _null_;
b=&a;
put b= ;
run;
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Answer / srinivas,korasavada
and also we can assign like
%let variable=value;
means the value is save in that variable
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