Date:         Tue, 18 Jun 1996 16:45:33 -0400
Reply-To:     Christopher Zogby <chris@PHOR.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Christopher Zogby <chris@PHOR.COM>
Subject:      Re: WARNING: macro trap
Comments: cc: dstanle@ibm.net

pat@po.CWRU.Edu (Paul A. Thompson) writes:
>
>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
>> the qloop 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
>>
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>>| Christopher Zogby                         |
>>| SAS Programmer/Analyst                    |
>>| Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, Inc.    |
>>| 435 Lawrence Bell Drive                   |
>>| Williamsville, NY 14221                   |
>>|   Phone: (716) 633-3463                   |
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>>
>
>Since you present no code whatsoever, I believe whatever you say.
 
 
No code was presented & the posting was premised with the word 'anecdotal' and
 you still
believed me?   Have your advisees caught wind of this? ; >
 
 
 
 
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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