Using the stored compiled macro facility with the SOURCE option in effect can result in a system abend 0C4 in modules SASVM, SASXAL, and SASXA1. To circumvent this problem, set the SAS system option NOCARDIMAGE prior to the %MACRO statement.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	z/OS	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.3 TS1M0

* 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.

The following is an example that will result in the failure. Allocate library where compiled macro and source are stored. Set options for Stored Compiled Macro Facility, and location for them. Create a Stored Compile Macro with SOURCE to be saved.

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LIBNAME MACLIB '.SAS.MSTORE' DISP=(NEW,DELETE,DELETE);

OPTIONS MSTORED SASMSTORE=MACLIB;

%MACRO TEST / STORE SOURCE;
  DATA ONE;
   X=1;
  RUN;
%MEND TEST;

 ERROR: System abend 0C4 occurred in module SASVM function  VMREALC at offset 0007DA.
 ERROR: Traceback will be attempted...

 NOTE: Traceback called
 NOTE:  Module  Function Offset Line
 NOTE: -------- -------- ------ ----
 NOTE: SASXKERN  YMREALC 0000C6    0
 NOTE: SASXMAC    YJMEND 00183A    0
 NOTE: SASXMAC     YJOCH 0026CA    0
 NOTE: SASXSHEL   YTSCAN 000F00    0
 NOTE: SASXSHEL  YJDELTA 00012E    0
 NOTE: SASXSHEL   YJNEXT 0000CE    0
 NOTE: SASXSHEL   YTOKAP 0000B0    0
 NOTE: SASXSHEL   YTTKNX 000506    0
 NOTE: SASXSHEL  YALEXEC 0003AE    0
 NOTE: SASXSHEL  YALINLN 0004E6    0
 NOTE: SASXSHEL  YALPROC 00022C    0
 NOTE: SASXBTCH SASXBTCH 0013B0    0
 NOTE: SASHOST   UNKNOWN 002DC0    0

A possible system abend 0C4 in modules SASVM, SASXAL, and SASXA1 when you create a stored compiled macro.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2011-04-06 14:45:51
Date Created:	2010-05-05 11:20:25