Date:         Fri, 14 Mar 1997 17:03:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Junming Zhu <jzhu@HSPH.HARVARD.EDU>
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From:         Junming Zhu <jzhu@HSPH.HARVARD.EDU>
Organization: Harvard University University Information Systems
Subject:      Macro Quote question
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Thanks to Tom Abernathy and Jay Weedon. They confirmed me to use DOUBLE
quote on the macro variable, it works well.
 
> Suppose I have a macro variable mvar=TEST, I want to know how to add
> single ' ' on it so that I can use it in data step?
>
>
> data new (keep=x);
>   set old;
>   if x=&mvar;  (if x='TEST' is what I want)
>
 
Zhu Junming