Date:         Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:23:46 -0500
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: title contents to a macro variable
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> From: Jamil Ibrahim
>
> Silly question....

a good learning Q

> Can you store the contents of a title statement to a
> macrovariable or to avariable?
> title1 "School of Medicne";
> I want a macro var to be equal School of Medicne as an example?

Proc SQL; describe table Dictionary.Titles;
          select Title
          into  :Mvar1
          from   Dictionary.Titles
          where  Type eq 'T'
            and  Number eq 1;
          quit;
%Put note: Mvar1:&Mvar1.;

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