FCMP can be used to write your own SAS functions, up to 32 characters long. If a function larger than 16 characters is used within %SYSFUNC the following error will be generated:

   ERROR: The longfunctioname11 function referenced in the
          %SYSFUNC or %QSYSFUNC macro function is not found.

This is fixed in SAS 9.3. The only circumvention prior to SAS 9.3 is to use function names less than or equal to 16 characters.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	z/OS	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows Vista	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows Vista for x64	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		HP-UX IPF	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Linux	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Linux for x64	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		OpenVMS on HP Integrity	9.2 TS2M3	9.3 TS1M0
		Solaris for x64	9.2 TS2M3	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.

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Using FCMP to create function names longer than 16 characters return an error is used within %SYSFUNC.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	low
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> FCMP SAS Reference ==> Functions ==> Functions SAS Reference ==> Macro

Date Modified:	2011-01-24 13:51:54
Date Created:	2011-01-24 12:28:48