Date:         Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:19:47 -0500
Reply-To:     Paige Miller <paige.miller@KODAK.COM>
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From:         Paige Miller <paige.miller@KODAK.COM>
Organization: Eastman Kodak Company
Subject:      Re: how to assign a value to a Macro variable in SAS/IML..?
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There seems to be no reason at all to have a macro variable here.
Instead of using macros, you could just use the command.

   print num;

Perhaps your example is really more complicated than what you show, and
perhaps there really is a reason to use macros with IML. I avoid using
macros with IML because I don't usually see a reason to use them. IML
has enough language constructs (IF, WHILE, DO etc) so that macros are
rarely necessary.

Also, call symput does not work in IML.

ywr1 wrote:
>
> hi all,
> please help me out.
> how can i assign a value of numeric variable to a Mactro variable
> in SAS/IML..?
>
> my codes are as follows.
>
>         proc iml;
>
>         num=3;
>         call symput('please','num');
>         print "&please ";
>
> The output is num.
>
> what should i do to get output showing 3 without typing %let please=3..?

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