SAS Component Language Dictionary

SYMPUT and SYMPUTN

Store a value in a SAS macro variable

Category:

Macro

Syntax
Details
Examples
	Example 1: Using the SYMPUT Routine
	Example 2: Using the SYMPUTN Routine
See Also

Syntax

CALL SYMPUT(macro-var,cval);

CALL SYMPUTN(macro-var,nval);

macro-var

is the macro variable to store a value in.

Type: Character

cval

is the character value for SYMPUT to store in macro-var.

Type: Character

nval

is the numeric value for SYMPUTN to store in macro-var.

Type: Numeric

Details

SYMPUT stores a character value in a SAS macro variable, whereas SYMPUTN stores a numeric value in a SAS macro variable. If macro-variable does not exist, SYMPUT and SYMPUTN create it. SYMPUT and SYMPUTN make a macro variable assignment when the program executes.

Examples

Example 1: Using the SYMPUT Routine

Store the value of the SCL variable SCLVAR in the macro variable TBL:

call symput('tbl',sclvar);

Example 2: Using the SYMPUTN Routine

Store the numeric value 1000 in the macro variable UNIT:

call symputn('unit',1000);