Usage Note 46338: "Expecting a (" and "Syntax error" received when using the SGPLOT or SGPANEL procedure
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The following error messages might be received when creating a graph using the SGPLOT or SGPANEL procedure:
ERROR 79-322: Expecting a (. ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.
The problem is most likely to occur when a variable in the data set is named EVAL. The Graph Template Language (GTL) code used by the SGPLOT and SGPANEL procedures to create the graph accepts the EVAL function to allow expressions to be used. As a result, you cannot use EVAL as a variable name.
To circumvent the problem, use the RENAME data set option to rename the variable.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/GRAPH | z/OS | 9.2 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Linux | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Linux for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Type: | Usage Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2012-05-07 09:54:49 |
| Date Created: | 2012-04-17 15:06:36 |