Date:         Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:36:06 -0700
Reply-To:     BK <byronkirby@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BK <byronkirby@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Defining macro variable with another variable?
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Papu,
your mixing your languages...  did you need these to end up in a data
step? like as "set" statement parameters, if so see bottom portion of
code.
Byron
/******************************************************/

 %let proc_dt1 = 200507;
 %let proc_dt2 = 200508;
 %let proc_dt3 = 200509;
 %let proc_dt4 = 200510;

 %put &proc_dt1; %put &proc_dt2;  %put &proc_dt3; %put &proc_dt4;

 %let proc_dt = proc_dt;
 %put &proc_dt;

 %macro lp;
  %put &proc_dt1; /*was "&proc_dt10" a mistake?  that var hasn't been
defined*/
   %do k = 1 %to 4;
     %put &&proc_dt&k;
  %end;
 %mend;
 %LP;

/***********************
assume a libname ds and datasets prefixed with Tyyyymm
***********************/

 %macro lp;
   %do k = 1 %to 4;
        Ds.T&&proc_dt&k;
   %end;
 %mend;

data FourMonths;
 set  %LP;
run;