/*
/ Program : varfmt.sas / Version : 1.0 / Author : Roland Rashleigh-Berry / Date : 30-Jul-2007 / Purpose : Function-style macro to return a variable format / SubMacros : %attrv / Notes : This is a shell macro that calls %attrv / Usage : %let varfmt=%varfmt(dsname,varname); / /=============================================================================== / PARAMETERS: /-------name------- -------------------------description------------------------ / ds (pos) Dataset name / var (pos) Variable name /=============================================================================== / AMENDMENT HISTORY: / init --date-- mod-id ----------------------description------------------------ / rrb 13Feb07 "macro called" message added / rrb 30Jul07 Header tidy /=============================================================================== / This is public domain software. No guarantee as to suitability or accuracy is / given or implied. User uses this code entirely at their own risk. /=============================================================================*/ %put MACRO CALLED: varfmt v1.0; %macro varfmt(ds,var); %attrv(&ds,&var,varfmt) %mend;