Date:         Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:15:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Ian Whitlock <WHITLOI1@WESTAT.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Ian Whitlock <WHITLOI1@WESTAT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Macro var. problem
Comments: To: Lars Hult <lhu@CODAN.DK>
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Lars,

data null;
nav='K&M';
call symput('name',nav);
run;

data null;
put ".se xnavn=%superq(name)";
run;

Ian Whitlock <whitloi1@westat.com>

-----Original Message-----
From: Lars Hult [mailto:lhu@CODAN.DK]
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 7:38 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Macro var. problem


I'm gone totally macro blank (maybe its because its friday afternoon) , so i
need some help.
If my macro var  contains a "&"  i get the following error.

How can i correct that..


data null;
nav='K&M';
call symput('name',nav);
run;

data null;
file script(txt) notitle noprint;
put ".se xnavn=&name";
run;

SYMBOLGEN:  Macro variable NAME resolves to 'K&M'
WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference M not resolved.
MPRINT(FORSIDE):   put ".se xnavn='K&M'                ";


--
Hilsen Lars

www.image.dk/~hult