%SYMDEL Statement

Deletes the specified variable or variables from the macro global symbol table.

Type:

Macro Statement

Syntax

%SYMDEL macro-variable-1 <...macro-variable-n></option> ;

macro-variable-1 <...macro-variable-n>: is the name of one or more macro variables or a text expression that generates one or more macro variable names. You cannot use a SAS variable list or a macro expression that generates a SAS variable list in a %SYMDEL statement.

options

NOWARN: suppresses the warning message when an attempt is made to delete a non-existent macro variable.

%SYMDEL statement issues a warning when an attempt is made to delete a non-existent macro variable. To suppress this message, use the NOWARN option.