Problem Note 42481: Creating a large number of macro variables can slow performance
Using SQL/INTO or CALL SYMPUT/X to create a large number of macro
variables can cause performance to slow down.
There is currently no circumvention other than reducing the number
of macro variables created.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Linux | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
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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.
Using INTO or CALL SYMPUT can slow performance if a large number of variables are created.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | low |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Macro
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| Date Modified: | 2011-03-28 14:26:45 |
| Date Created: | 2011-02-22 14:48:45 |
