Complete SAS Programming Guide - Learn SAS and Become a Data Ninja - Macro Functions 2 (%Scan)

The video tutorial explains macro functions in SAS, focusing on the scan and Q scan functions. It covers how these functions search for the NTH word in a string, the role of delimiters, and how values are reported and stored. The tutorial provides syntax examples and highlights the differences between scan and Q scan, particularly when dealing with special characters like ampersands.

How can you store the value returned by the scan function in a local macro variable?

What is the difference between the scan and Q scan functions?