One way of creating a new variable in Macros is by %
Let....What is the other way..?
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Answer / prem krishnan
1) %macro <macroname> ( );
%mend (<macroname>;
a DATA step that contains a SYMPUT routine within a macro
definition
a DATA step that contains a SYMPUTX routine within a macro
definition
a SELECT statement that contains an INTO clause in PROC SQL
within a macro
definition
a %LOCAL statement.
%global statement
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Answer / satyanand
•A %LET statement (used outside a macro definition)
•A DATA step that contains a SYMPUT routine
•A DATA step that contains a SYMPUTX routine (beginning in
SAS 9)
•A SELECT statement that contains an INTO clause in PROC SQL
•A %GLOBAL statement.
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Answer / aruna
Use Callsymput(<variable>, <Value>) for version lessthan
SAS9
Use Callsymputx(<variable>, <Value>) for SAS9
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Answer / xxx
%Global;
%Local;
%let;
call symput in datastep;
into clause in proc sql;
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Answer / lavanya
In addition to the %LET statement, other features of the macro language that create macro variables are
iterative %DO statement
%GLOBAL statement
%INPUT statement
INTO clause of the SELECT statement in SQL
%LOCAL statement
%MACRO statement
SYMPUT routine and SYMPUTN routine in SCL
%WINDOW statement.
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