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Problem Note 50396: &SYSERR macro variable returns a value of 0 when a warning message occurs
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The &SYSERR macro variable might return a value of 0 when a warning message occurs, as seen in the following example:
6 proc append base=spdslib.test data=spdslib.test;
7 run;
NOTE: Appending SPDSLIB.TEST to SPDSLIB.TEST.
NOTE: Appending the file SPDSLIB.TEST to itself.
NOTE: There were 1 observations read from the data set SPDSLIB.TEST.
NOTE: 0 observations added.
NOTE: The data set SPDSLIB.TEST has 1 observations and 1 variables.
WARNING: Duplicate values not allowed on index x for file SPDSLIB.TEST.
(Occurred 1 times.)
NOTE: PROCEDURE APPEND used (Total process time):
real time 0.03 seconds
cpu time 0.01 seconds
8 %put SYSERR=&SYSERR;
SYSERR=0
The &SYSERR macro variable is set to 0 incorrectly. A return code of 4 should be set because PROC APPEND produces a warning.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SPDS | Scalable Performance Data Client | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 4.52 HF7 | 4.52 HF8 | ||||