Usage Note 2624: Messages which generate different return codes in Version 8
The following list of messages and associated explanations.
These messages all receive RC=0 in Version 6 and RC=4 in Version
7 and beyond.
Message:
WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference <macrovariablename> not resolved.
Explanation:
This message is issued when a macro variable is used but has not
been defined. All macro variable references should be properly
defined if used.
Message:
WARNING: Argument n to function %function is missing or out of range.
Explanation:
This message is issued when an argument for a macro function is not
properly used. For example, the %SUBSTR macro function has 3
arguments: the first argument is the string, the second argument is
the starting position within argument 1, and the third argument is
the length to extract. The starting position (argument 2) plus the
length (argument 3) must be contained within the string (argument
1).
Message:
WARNING: Variable xxxx already exists on file WORK.dsetname.
WARNING: The duplicate variables will not be included in the output
data set of the output statement number 1.
Explanation:
This message is issued when running Proc Summary and the variable
contained on the CLASS/ID/VAR statements already exists in the
output data set specified on the OUTPUT statement.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Reported Release | Fixed Release* |
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 8 TS M0 | |
*
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.
| Type: | Usage Note |
| Priority: | |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Macro
|
| Date Modified: | 2001-05-10 13:19:20 |
| Date Created: | 2000-05-09 10:39:29 |
