Date:         Tue, 19 Nov 2002 09:39:26 -0500
Reply-To:     "Nevseta, Floyd G" <Floyd.G.Nevseta@BANKOFAMERICA.COM>
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From:         "Nevseta, Floyd G" <Floyd.G.Nevseta@BANKOFAMERICA.COM>
Subject:      Re: Macro Variable Creation using CALL SYMPUT
Comments: To: "Hayes, Jim M" <Jim.M.Hayes@DELTA.COM>
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Try using double quotes around &CLAVAR:
  CALL SYMPUT ('C1'||"&CLAVAR",C1);


-----Original Message-----
From: Hayes, Jim M [mailto:Jim.M.Hayes@DELTA.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 9:30 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Macro Variable Creation using CALL SYMPUT


Greetings,

I am trying to create a series of column titles for a set of reports I am
creating using Call SYMPUT.

I would like the macro names to be the column number (C1-C5) concatinated
with the particular dataset being run.

I thought the command should look like this:

  CALL SYMPUT ('C1'||&CLAVAR,C1);

However, that code generates the following messages in the log:

SYMBOLGEN:  Macro variable CLAVAR resolves to TOTAL
MPRINT(SRVDTOTAL):   CALL SYMPUT ('C1'||TOTAL,C1);
NOTE: Variable TOTAL is uninitialized.

ERROR: Symbolic variable name C1           . must contain only letters,
digits, and underscores.

Any suggestions to correct this would be appreciated.

Jim Hayes,
Delta Airlines, Network Analysis
jim.m.hayes@delta.com