Date:         Thu, 29 Oct 1998 10:50:39 -0500
Reply-To:     John Iwaniszek <jiwanisz@QCHN.QUINTILES.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         John Iwaniszek <jiwanisz@QCHN.QUINTILES.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stored compiled macros: multiple catalogs
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You should take the error message tho heart.  The stored sas macro facility
is very limited and has the appearance of a poorly maintained afterthought.
The best way currently to create libraries of macros is to use the
autosource options and name every thing .sas.  One warning:  The manual
leads one  to believe that he should use liibname to specify the name and
location of you macro library, but he actually must use filename.
 
John
 
 
 
 
 
 
Malcolm Bavington <m.bavington@MEDEVAL.COM> on 10/29/98 09:42:47 AM
 
Please respond to m.bavington@medeval.com
 
To:   SAS-L@VTVM1
cc:    (bcc: John Iwaniszek/QCHN/Quintiles)
Subject:  Stored compiled macros: multiple catalogs
 
 
 
 
Hi!
 
Does anyone know how, in the same SAS session, to effectively change
the SASMACR libref? Or even if it can be done? That is, to switch
between different catalogs of stored compiled macros during a given
SAS session, located in different places on my computer?
 
I have tried setting
 
OPTIONS NOMSTORE
 
beforehand, but still get
 
ERROR: Unable to clear or re-assign the library <SASMACR>  because it is
still in use.
 
in the LOG.
 
Is there any way to clear or de-assign SASMSTORE  -  or set it to null, as
an
interim - before reassigning, does anyone know? Or do I have to end &
restart my SAS session completely?
 
Malcolm
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