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Functions and CALL Routines

CALL SYMPUT Routine



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 constant, variable, or 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 SYMPUT Routine in SAS Macro Language: Reference.


See Also

Function:

SYMGET Function

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