How to escape the ' character in sas?

Question

I have this variable in sas called `saying`. This variable contains the value `Hello 'n Hi` I have written the following code ``` data work.queryData; set work.actualData; if saying='Hello 'n Hi' then saying2='Hello and hi'; run; ``` How do I escape the `'` character in sas?

Accepted Answer

Use the percent symbol to escape the single quote:

```
'Hello %'n Hi'
```

How to escape the ' character in sas?

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