Complete SAS Programming Guide - Learn SAS and Become a Data Ninja - Masking Special Characters

The video tutorial explains the concept of special characters in SAS programming and the need for masking them to prevent confusion during code execution. It introduces the STR function for masking apostrophes and provides an example of its application. Additionally, the tutorial covers other masking functions like R, which handles ampersands and percent signs, and B Quote, which performs masking during execution rather than compilation.

Describe a scenario where failing to mask special characters could lead to issues in SAS programming.

How does the R function in SAS help with masking special characters?