Calling an autocall macro within another autocall macro invocation, where both macros use the DES= option, causes the following errors:

 
   ERROR: The syntax for this %MACRO statement option is /DES 
   "description".                                             
                                                              
    ERROR: A dummy macro will be compiled.                    
                                                           
Here is a sample line of code that would cause this type of error (this 
would only occur if the macros test1 and test2 are stored as Autocall macros):

    %put "%test1(param=%test2(param=World))";


Operating System and Release Information
Product Family
Product
System
SAS Release
Reported
Fixed*
SAS System
Base SAS
z/OS
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft® Windows® for x64
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista for x64
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled AIX
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled HP-UX
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled Solaris
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
HP-UX IPF
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Linux
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Linux for x64
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
OpenVMS on HP Integrity
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
Solaris for x64
9.2 TS1M0
9.3 TS1M0
*
        For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
        Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
        fixed.
      

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A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#040558

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A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#040558

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Calling an autocall macro within another autocall macro invocation, where both macros use the DES= option, causes errors.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	low
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Macro

Date Modified:	2010-08-13 11:00:28
Date Created:	2010-08-11 09:37:42