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Problem Note 42172: Function names longer than 16 characters fail when using %SYSFUNC

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FCMP can be used to write your own SAS functions, up to 32 characters long. If a function larger than 16 characters is used within %SYSFUNC the following error will be generated:

   ERROR: The longfunctioname11 function referenced in the
          %SYSFUNC or %QSYSFUNC macro function is not found.

This is fixed in SAS 9.3. The only circumvention prior to SAS 9.3 is to use function names less than or equal to 16 characters.



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASz/OS9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x649.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Professional x649.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista for x649.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled AIX9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled HP-UX9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
HP-UX IPF9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Linux9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Linux for x649.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
OpenVMS on HP Integrity9.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Solaris for x649.2 TS2M39.3 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.