Date:         Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:51:24 -0500
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Enviromental variables to macro variables
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> From: J. Manuel Picaza
> I am trying to define a set of variables in the .cfg file and then
> assign its value to macro variable via %let var=!VAR;
> Obviously it does not work.

... and you do not want to waste time trying to make it work either.

> Do you know how to assign them?

Here is an article I wrote, which includes information about *.cfg

http://www.sascommunity.org/wiki/Batch_processing_under_Windows

see example for SASv8.cfg

* syntax of environmental assignment statement:

-set EvarName EvarValue

depending on how you use them
EvarValues may need to be enclosed within single or double quotes

* referencing Evars

use a bang or exclamation mark (!) as the prefix to the EvarName:

in *.cfg: !EvarName

note: SAS uses evars as root names:

assignment:

-SET sasroot "C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1"

reference:

/* Setup the SAS System autocall library definition */
-SET SASAUTOS  ("!sasroot\core\sasmacro"
                ...)

in SAS:
folder references: "!ProjRoot\sub-folder"

other: %Put sasroot: %sysget(sasroot);

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2 at cdc dot gov