In a previous article, chris@PHOR.COM (Christopher Zogby) says:

>This is somewhat anecdotal but it is worth a warning. I have noticed that when >I create a macro loop iterating over the macro variable 'I' with code within > theloop that uses %trim or %cmpres, the iteration order gets screwed up. I > believethis is due to the functions and myself using the same 'looping' > variable '&i'. >Has anyone else noticed this? We are running sas 6.11 (UNIX - Solaris). > > >TIA > > > Chris > >+*******************************************+ >| Christopher Zogby | >| SAS Programmer/Analyst | >| Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, Inc. | >| 435 Lawrence Bell Drive | >| Williamsville, NY 14221 | >| Phone: (716) 633-3463 | >| Fax: (716) 633-7404 | >| e-mail: chris@phor.com | >+*******************************************+ >

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