From: Mindy on
Hey, guys,

What does "!" mean in
%length (! &name)=4 ?

Thanks,
Mindy
From: Patrick on
Hi Mindy

The "!" has no special meaning in this context. It's just like any
other character.

%let name=ABC;
%put %length (! &name);

The length of the expression would be: 5 - Exclamation mark + blank
+ 3 characters from &name

HTH
Patrick
From: Mindy on
On Jun 9, 3:06 am, Patrick <patrick.mat...(a)gmx.ch> wrote:
> Hi Mindy
>
> The "!" has no special meaning in this context. It's just like any
> other character.
>
> %let name=ABC;
> %put %length (! &name);
>
> The length of the expression would be: 5    - Exclamation mark + blank
> + 3 characters from &name
>
> HTH
> Patrick

Hey, it makes sense. ___ Thanks, Mindy