CALL SYMPUT

CALL SYMPUT

Assigns DATA step information to a macro variable

Category: Macro

Syntax
Arguments
Details
See Also

Syntax

CALL SYMPUT(argument-1,argument-2);

Arguments

argument-1: specifies a character expression that identifies the macro variable that is assigned a value. If the macro variable does not exist, the routine creates it.
argument-2: specifies a character expression that contains the value that is assigned.

Details

The CALL SYMPUT routine either creates a macro variable whose value is information from the DATA step or assigns a DATA step value to an existing macro variable. CALL SYMPUT is fully documented in SAS Macro Language: Reference.

See Also

Function:

SYMGET

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