Read-SasMacroVariable

NAME
    Read-SasMacroVariable

SYNOPSIS
    Gets the content of a SAS macro variable.

SYNTAX
    Read-SasMacroVariable [-Workspace] <PSObject> 
    [<CommonParameters>]

    Read-SasMacroVariable [-Variable] <String> 
    [<CommonParameters>]

    Read-SasMacroVariable [[-Resolve] 
    [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]


DESCRIPTION



PARAMETERS
    -Workspace <PSObject>
        SAS.Workspace object

        Required?                    true
        Position?                    0
        Default value                
        Accept pipeline input?       true (ByValue)
        Accept wildcard characters?  false

    -Variable <String>
        name of the macro variable

        Required?                    true
        Position?                    1
        Default value                
        Accept pipeline input?       false
        Accept wildcard characters?  false

    -Resolve [<SwitchParameter>]
        Switch if the content of the macro variable 
        should be resolved.

        Required?                    false
        Position?                    2
        Default value                
        Accept pipeline input?       false
        Accept wildcard characters?  false

    <CommonParameters>
        This cmdlet supports the common parameters: 
    Verbose, Debug,
        ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable,
        OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more 
    information, see 
        about_CommonParameters 
    (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

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NOTES




    --------------  Example 1  --------------

    PS C:\> Read-SasMacroVariable $ws "SYSUSERID"


    reads the content of the &sysuserid. macro 
    variable

    --------------  Example 2  --------------

    PS C:\> $code = @"
    %let x = 1;
    %let x1 = 999;

    data _null_;
      call symput("mymacvar", '&&x&x');
    run;
    "@
    Invoke-SasCode $ws $code
    Read-SasMacroVariable $ws "mymacvar" -Resolve


    submits sas code to create a macrovariable with 
    indirect content and resolve the marcovariable 
    content

    --------------  Example 3  --------------

    PS C:\> $code = @"
    %let x = 1;
    %let x1 = 999;

    data _null_;
      call symput("mymacvar", '&&x&x');
    run;
    "@
    Invoke-SasCode $ws $code
    Read-SasMacroVariable $ws "mymacvar"


    submits sas code to create a macrovariable with 
    indirect content and get the unresolved 
    marcovariable content


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