Date:         Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:41:12 -0400
Reply-To:     "John J. Gilroy" <jjgilroy@HOUSEHOLD.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "John J. Gilroy" <jjgilroy@HOUSEHOLD.COM>
Subject:      Dynamic Variable Problem, Help!!!

I am trying the following in an effort to create a dynamic variable name
that is dependent on the difference, months (can change from observation to
observation) between a date variable and the system date. Here is what I've
tried, and now realize 2 reason it will not work (macro variables not
resolved until datastep execution, and int function needs a number):

****************************************************************************
Data Temp;
    Merge Dataset1 (In=A)
     Dataset2 (In=B);
        by custidno appseqno;

 If A and B then do;
   G2 = INTCK('MONTH',CONTDT,"&SYSDATE"D);
   G1 = INPUT(G2,2.);
   %LET GAP = %SYSFUNC(INT(G1));

   Balnet&gap = Balnet;

or I would like to do:

          Rename Balnet = Balnet&gap;

 output;
 end;
Run;
***************************************************************************

How can I create these variable names on the fly????  Thanks, John