Date:         Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:56:34 +0100
Reply-To:     "Groeneveld, Jim" <jim.groeneveld@VITATRON.COM>
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From:         "Groeneveld, Jim" <jim.groeneveld@VITATRON.COM>
Subject:      Re: Macro Problem
Comments: To: Gadi_B <GADI_B@MALAM.COM>
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Hi Gadi,

I'm not sure, but the error report indicates expecting a datetime constant, not a date constant, which you issued.

Regards - Jim.
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-----Original Message-----
From: GADI_B@MALAM.COM [mailto:GADI_B@MALAM.COM]
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 16:38
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Macro Problem


Hi,

I have to macro variable named FDA and TDA.

FDA has a value of 01OCT2002
TDA has a value of 01OCT2003

I would to use them is this statement:
Proc gplot
   plot cpu_sachar_cics*date cpu_sachar_mpm*date / overlay haxis="&fda"d.."&tda"d by month legend vaxis=axis1;

When I run the program I get:
224  proc gplot;
225     plot cpu_meches_cics*date cpu_meches_mpm*date / overlay haxis="&fda"d.."&tda"d by month
225! legend vaxis=axis1;
SYMBOLGEN:  Macro variable FDA resolves to 01OCT2002
SYMBOLGEN:  Macro variable TDA resolves to 01OCT2003
NOTE 141-205: SCL source line.
225     plot cpu_meches_cics*date cpu_meches_mpm*date / overlay haxis="&fda"d.."&tda"d by month
                                                                             -
                                                                             22
225! legend vaxis=axis1;
ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a numeric constant,
              a datetime constant, ;, ',', ANNOTATE, AREAS, AUTOHREF, AUTOVREF, C, CAUTOHREF,
              CAUTOVREF, CAXIS, CFRAME, CHREF, COUTLINE, CTEXT, CVREF, DATAORDER, DESCRIPTION,
              FRAME, HAXIS, HMINOR, HREF, HTML, HTML_LEGEND, HZERO, IFRAME, IMAGESTYLE,
              LAUTOHREF, LAUTOVREF, LEGEND, LHREF, LVREF, NAME, NOAXIS, NOFRAME, NOLEGEND,
              OVERLAY, REGEQN, SKIPMISS, TO, VAXIS, VMINOR, VREF, VREVERSE, VZERO.

NOTE: SCL source line.


How can I fi this?

TIA

Gadi