Mike- I seem to remember seeing a tech note about this, but I don't have the time to find it now. Here's a solution to the problem that will allow you keep the same structure you had before by simply changing the syntax of the call the TABEx() macros. You need to isolate the % while the TABE&VER resolves. BTW - this approach works in 6.12 and 8.1.

%macro tabe0(parm); %put RUNNING TABE0 - w/ &PARM; %mend;

%macro tabe1(parm); %put RUNNING TABE1 - w/ &PARM; %mend;

%macro tab(ver); %unquote(%nrstr(%%)tabe&ver(0)) /* these are the changes to your */ %unquote(%nrstr(%%)tabe&ver(1)) /* original macro calls */ %mend; %tab(0) %tab(1)

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-----Original Message----- From: Mike Schexnayder [mailto:irmike@LSU.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 9:35 AM To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Macro name contains a macro variable

Please comment on this code that worked in version 6.09 but generates an error in version 8.1. The following macro, which worked in version 6.09, contains a macro variable as part of a macro name.. %MACRO TAB(ver); . . . %tabe&ver(0); %end; . . . %tabe&ver(1); %end; . . . %mend tab;

Version 8.1 generates a message saying it cannot find macro tabe.

My solution is

%MACRO TAB(ver); . . . %if "&ver" = "E1" %then %do; %tabe1(0); %end; %else %do; %if "&ver" = "E2" %then %do; %tabe2(0); %end; %else %do; %tabe3(0); %end; %end; . . . %if "&ver" = "E1" %then %do; %tabe1(1); %end; %else %do; %if "&ver" = "E2" %then %do; %tabe2(1); %end; %else %do; %tabe3(1); %end; %end; . . . %mend tab;

Michel Schexnayder Applications Consultant Budget and Planning Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803