Date:         Tue, 9 Mar 1999 16:58:18 -0500
Reply-To:     Bernard Tremblay <bernard@CAPITALE.QC.CA>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Bernard Tremblay <bernard@CAPITALE.QC.CA>
Subject:      Re: ERROR
Comments: To: gspatel@PEPCO.COM

Hi Girish,
 
        I tried you code on my machine and it work fine, exept that you
have to add a 'run;` to execute the last step. I see no problem at all.
Try to execute it with "options mprint mlogic symbolgen;" to have more
information about the error.  I'd say at first it may be related to
the macro processor...
 
        Good luck,
                Bernard Tremblay
 
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>>>Date:         Tue, 9 Mar 1999 14:48:05 -0500
>>>From: Girish Patel <gspatel@PEPCO.COM>
>>>Subject:      ERROR
>>>
>>>UPON SUBMITTING THESE TEST CODE, I DON'T SEE ANY ERROR;
>>>
>>>HOWEVER SUBMITTING WITH REAL DATA, I AM GETTING  AN ERROR MESSAGE
>>>"EXPECTING AN  ARITHMETIC EXPRESSION "
>>>CAN ANYBODY SHED SOME LIGHTS ON ???
>>>
>>>PROC FORMAT;
>>> VALUE  S54T  1  = '* CHANGE'
>>>              OTHER = '   ADD'
>>>              ;
>>>RUN;
>>>
>>>%MACRO REPT1;
>>>DATA _NULL_ ; SET NEW540C END=EOF; FILE PRINT ;
>>>PUT / @1 STATUS  S54T. @10 'THIS IS MY TEST'
>>> ;
>>>%MEND REPT1 ;
>>>DATA  TEST   ;
>>>INPUT SOCIAL NAME $;
>>>CARDS;
>>>1111 JOHN
>>>2222 JACK
>>>8888 PETE
>>>;
>>>DATA  NEW540X;
>>>INPUT SOCIAL NAME $ AGE $ ;
>>>CARDS;
>>>1111 JOHN 10
>>>2222 JACK 20
>>>3333 JOSE 30
>>>;
>>>DATA  NEW540B;
>>>INPUT SOCIAL NAME $;
>>>CARDS;
>>>1111 JOHN
>>>2222 JACK
>>>4444 JULE
>>>;
>>>DATA NEW540C;
>>>MERGE TEST
>>>      NEW540X(IN=IN540)
>>>      NEW540B(IN=INOLD)
>>>      ;
>>>      BY SOCIAL;
>>>STATUS=INOLD; CURRENT=IN540;
>>>IF CURRENT;
>>>%REPT1   ;
>>>
>>>error ::
>>>
>>>PUT / @1 STATUS  S54T.
>>>                 -
>>>                 386
>>>
>>>386-185  :  EXPECTING AN ARITHMETIC EXPRESSION.
>>>
>>>