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# push_macro
Saves the value of the *macro_name* macro on the top of the stack for this macro.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
#pragma push_macro("  
macro_name  
")  
  
```  
  
## Remarks  
 You can retrieve the value for *macro_name* with **pop_macro**.  
  
 See [pop_macro](../preprocessor/pop-macro.md) for a sample.  
  
## See Also  
 [Pragma Directives and the __Pragma Keyword](../preprocessor/pragma-directives-and-the-pragma-keyword.md)