Date:         Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:20:31 -0500
Reply-To:     "Todt, Frederick R" <todt@BATTELLE.ORG>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Todt, Frederick R" <todt@BATTELLE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Macro variable in var-list

Thanks to many people for their responses!  As they all correctly pointed
out, the problem was NOT with the variable list, but with the way I assigned
a value to the macro variable.  I used a CALL SYMPUT, and got tripped up
with leading blanks.

Fred Todt

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Todt [mailto:todt@BATTELLE.ORG]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 4:31 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Cc: Fred Todt
Subject: Macro variable in var-list


Is there a special rule governing macro variable name substitution in
a "variable list"?  I want to generate the following SAS statement in a
PROC MEANS procedure, within a macro:

   var s1-s30;

but when I use the statement:

   var s1-s&mvarname;

where the macro variable "mvarname" has value "30", I get (using MPRINT
option):

   var s1 -s 30

and lots of syntax errors.  (Note the space before the macro variable
value, and also the semicolon disappeared!).

Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong, or direct me to the proper
documentation?  Thanks.