Date:         Wed, 21 May 2003 08:17:14 -0400
Reply-To:     "Chakravarthy, Venky" <Venky.Chakravarthy@PFIZER.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Chakravarthy, Venky" <Venky.Chakravarthy@PFIZER.COM>
Subject:      Re: putting a formatted value in a macro variable
Comments: To: Martin Kappler <kappler@BGFA.RUHR-UNI-BOCHUM.DE>
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It is possible with %sysfunc. Ironically, %sysfunc is
an enhancement that allows the data step functions to
propagate outside of that structure.

proc format ;
   value fmt 1 = "low"
             2 = "medium"
             3 = "high";
run ;

%let val = 1 ;

%let label = %sysfunc( putn ( &val. , fmt. ) ) ;

11   %put <<<&label.>>> ;
<<<low>>>

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-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Kappler [mailto:kappler@BGFA.RUHR-UNI-BOCHUM.DE]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 7:50 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: putting a formatted value in a macro variable


Hello,

I'm searching for a possibility to put a formatted value into a macro
variable. I know that it is possible via a data step and call symput
(see below), but I wish to do the whole thing with macro statements,
avoiding proc or data steps.

Thanks in advance for your help!
Martin Kappler

proc format;
   value fmt 1 = "low"
             2 = "medium"
             3 = "high";
run;

data _null_;
   value=3;
   call symput("label",put(value,fmt.));
run;

%put &label;


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