Date:         Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:05:04 -0500
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: how to delete a macro variable from the memory....?
Comments: To: ywr1 <yeon_rhee@HOTMAIL.COM>
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> From: ywr1 [mailto:yeon_rhee@HOTMAIL.COM]
> how to delete a macro variable from the memory table...?
> don't please tell me that %let (macro_variable)='' is a way to do it.
> -----IT WON'T WORK THAT WAY !!!!!!!------------
>
> it simply just assigns nothing to the macro variable. it doesn't get
> rid of the macro variable from the memory.
>
> is there anyway....?
> i heard that version 8.2 has %sysdel, which will do the work i want,
> however, i am using 8.0....so it's not available to me at this time..
... yet!

if this is in open code
%SYMDEL MVAR;
-- check the spelling, SYMbolDelete not SYStemDelete --
will remove %global MVAR;

inside a macro?
then you ought to be using
%local MVAR;

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov
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