Date:         Thu, 4 Oct 2001 19:59:52 -0400
Reply-To:     Raynald Levesque <rlevesque@VIDEOTRON.CA>
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From:         Raynald Levesque <rlevesque@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: Macro Definitions -- "\" seems to be a reserved word?
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This works:

set mprint=no.
DEFINE TYPEFIL()
SAHH
!ENDDEFINE.

DEFINE YRCODE()
96
!ENDDEFINE.

DEFINE NAMPATH()
!QUOTE(!CONCAT("E:\ERLY_DCH\",!EVAL(TYPEFIL),"\ORIGINAL
DATA\",!EVAL(TYPEFIL),"VB",!EVAL(YRCODE)))
!ENDDEFINE.

set mprint=yes.
FILE HANDLE COMMON /NAME = NAMPATH.

HTH

Raynald Levesque rlevesque@videotron.ca
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-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of
Robert Farmer
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 1:20 PM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Macro Definitions -- "\" seems to be a reserved word?


I am trying to use the macro facility.  Below is what I'm getting back.
What is going wrong?


INPUT PROGRAM.
DEFINE TYPEFIL()
       "SAHH"
!ENDDEFINE.
DEFINE YRCODE()
       "96"
!ENDDEFINE.
DEFINE NAMPATH()
       !CONCAT("E:\ERLY_DCH\",TYPEFIL,"\ORIGINAL DATA\",TYPEFIL,"VB",YRCODE)
!ENDDEFINE.
DEFINE SAVPATH()
       !CONCAT("E:\ERLY_DCH\",TYPEFIL,"\SPSS SYSTEM
DATA\",TYPEFIL,"\VB",YRCODE,
   ".SAV")
!ENDDEFINE.

FILE HANDLE COMMON        /NAME = NAMPATH

>Warning # 206 in column 30.  Text: \
>An invalid character has been found on a command.


.....MORE WARNINGS OF #206 FOLLOWED BY BUNCHES OF CANNOT EXECUTE COMMAND....


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Robert M. Farmer
Data Engineer
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