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Problem Note 55525: The FINANCE function with the XIRR parameter might return an error or "Note: Invalid argument to function FINANCE"
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One of the following messages might be generated when you compute the internal rate of return for a schedule of cash flows that is not necessarily periodic (XIRR) with the FINANCE function:
ERROR: An unknown, abnormal error has occurred during execution at line nn column x. NOTE: Invalid argument to function FINANCE at line nnn column x.
This issue is sporadic and can be data dependent.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Z64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Linux | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||