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SYMGET in WHERE with DATA step view executes at view creation


Beginning in Release 6.12, using SYMGET within a WHERE clause may produce incorrect results when used in a DATA step view or stored DATA step program. Specifically, the macro variable referenced in SYMGET is incorrectly evaluated when the view or stored program is created, not when the view is referenced or the stored program is executed.

This problem is corrected at TSLEVEL 045 of Release 6.12 and beyond.


Products: BASE
Component: FUNCTIONS
Priority: HIGH
Status: Outstanding Problem
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997

System Release Reported Release Fixed
AIX/6000 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
HP-UX Operating Systems 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
IBM OS/2 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
Solaris 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
OpenVMS Alpha 6.12 TS020  
Windows 3.11 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
Windows NT 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  
Windows 95 6.12 TS020 6.12 TS045  

No Fixes Available