| Date: | Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:12:39 -0700 |
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| Reply-To: | "Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA)" <NordlDJ@DSHS.WA.GOV> |
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| Sender: | "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | "Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA)" <NordlDJ@DSHS.WA.GOV> |
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| Subject: | Re: & and %str, another question |
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
> bbser 2009
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:05 PM
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: & and %str, another question
>
> After running the wrong code, I had a look at the log. There is
> something I
> do not understand.
> Since Jun is not resolved, how can the macro variable be resolved
> "correctly" to Mary&Jun?
> Thanks.
>
> Max
>
> ------- code
>
> %let period=%str(Mary&Jun);
> %put period resolves to: .
>
> --------- log
>
> 29 %let period=%str(Mary&Jun);
> WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference JUN not resolved.
> 30 %put period resolves to: .
> WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference JUN not resolved.
> period resolves to: Mary&Jun
SAS is telling you that it looked for a macro variable named JUN, couldn't find one, so SAS left the text as it found it (including the ampersand).
Hope this is helpful,
Dan
Daniel J. Nordlund
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Planning, Performance, and Accountability
Research and Data Analysis Division
Olympia, WA 98504-5204
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