Date:         Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:39:20 -0500
Reply-To:     ben.powell@CLA.CO.UK
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         ben.powell@CLA.CO.UK
Subject:      Re: Howto Parse Macro Variable Into Variables Delimited By Speech
              Marks

(solving for y)...

data temp;
x = &leng;
if x > 0 then do;
 if mod((x-5),3) = 0 then do;
  y = ((5*x)-4)/3;
  put y;
 end;
end;
else call execute('%put ERROR: Sourcetype length range error;');
drop x;
run;

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