SYMGET Function

Returns the value of a macro variable during DATA step execution.

Category: Macro

Syntax

SYMGET(argument)

Required Argument

argument

can be one of the following items:

  • the name of a macro variable within double quotation marks but without an ampersand
  • the name of a DATA step character variable, specified with no quotation marks, which contains a macro variable name
  • a character expression that constructs a macro variable name

Details

If the SYMGET function returns a value to a variable that has not yet been assigned a length, by default the variable is assigned a length of 200.
The SYMGET function returns the value of a macro variable during DATA step execution. For more information, see the SYMGET Function in SAS Macro Language: Reference.

See Also

SAS Macro Language: Reference
CALL Routines:
CALL SYMPUT Routine
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