how to assign a macro value to a variable?

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how to assign a macro value to a variable?..

Answer / guest

by symget function;

SYNTAX:
variable=SYMGET(macro variable);

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how to assign a macro value to a variable?..

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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how to assign a macro value to a variable?..

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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how to assign a macro value to a variable?..

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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how to assign a macro value to a variable?..

Answer / manna

data x;
%let a=01jan1960;
b=symget("a");
run;
IT IS Tested

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how to assign a macro value to a variable?..

Answer / saritha

%let variable=value;
like
%let city='hyd';

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how to assign a macro value to a variable?..

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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how to assign a macro value to a variable?..

Answer / srinivas,korasavada

and also we can assign like

%let variable=value;
means the value is save in that variable

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