Date:         Wed, 24 Dec 2003 00:14:24 -0000
Reply-To:     Roland <roland@RASHLEIGH-BERRY.FSNET.CO.UK>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Roland <roland@RASHLEIGH-BERRY.FSNET.CO.UK>
Organization: Universe Monitors
Subject:      Re: gluing single quote to mvar contents using %LET

"Terjeson, Mark" <TERJEM@DSHS.WA.GOV> wrote in message
news:592E8923DB6EA348BE8E33FCAADEFFFC0260641B@dshs-exch2...
> Hi All,
>
> re: Looking for a more eligant syntax
>      to glue a single quote on the front
>      and back of macro variable contents.
>
> I've done not so pretty methods, but am
> missing a more eligant and concise way.
>
>
> e.g.
>
>     %* original macro variable contents  ;
>     %* which is missing leading&trailing ;
>     %* single quote characters           ;
> %let mvar=a','b','c;
>
>
> %let mvar='&mvar.';  * obviously is not going to resolve ;
>
>
> %put &mvar;
>
> would like results to be:  'a','b','c'
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark

1    %let mvar=a','b','c;
2    %let mvar=%str(%')&mvar%str(%');
3    %put &mvar;
'a','b','c'