Macro Functions by Category

The following table provides brief descriptions of the SAS NLS macro functions. For more information, see the NLS entry for each macro function.

Category	Language elements	Description
DBCS	%KCMPRES Macro Function	Compresses multiple blanks and removes leading and trailing blanks.
	%KINDEX Macro Function	Returns the position of the first character of a string.
	%KLEFT and %QKLEFT Macro Functions	Left-aligns an argument by removing leading blanks.
	%KLENGTH Macro Function	Returns the length of a string.
	%KSCAN and %QKSCAN Functions	Search for a word that is specified by its position in a string.
	%KSUBSTR and %QKSUBSTR Macro Functions	Produce a substring of a character string.
	%KUPCASE and %QKUPCASE Macro Functions	Convert values to uppercase.