Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:08 -0800
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From: "Pardee, Roy" <pardee.r@GHC.ORG>
Subject: Re: Anybody got a %commify macro?
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No, thank you--just individual var names. I'm willing to endure the barf that specifying nonexistant vars would bring.
Roy Pardee | DATA WRANGLER
Group Health Research Institute
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Subject: Re: Anybody got a %commify macro?
You mention variable names do you also need to be sure the variables exist. Do you need to process "SAS Variables Lists"
a1-a10
_NUMERIC_
startvar--endvar
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On 2/22/12, Pardee, Roy <pardee.r@ghc.org> wrote:
> I need a macro that will insert commas between the words of a string.
> Before I set about writing that, I thought I'd ask if anybody on this
> list has one already they're willing to share? Googling has not availed me.
>
> I want to be able to say, e.g.,
>
> %let my_var = %commify(bibbity bobbity boo) ;
>
> And have &my_var = bibbity, bobbity, boo.
>
> Input will be individual variable names, if that helps.
>
> Anybody got something like that handy?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Roy
>
> Roy Pardee | DATA WRANGLER
> Group Health Research Institute
>
> PHONE 360-447-8773 | 206-287-2078
> E-MAIL pardee.r@ghc.org
> www.grouphealthresearch.org
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