topic Re: Macro Error: More positional parameters found than defined in SAS Programming

Macro Error: More positional parameters found than defined

KevinC_ — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:29:49 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I got this error when I tried to run a macro. It encountered the errors right away and didnt run at all. Am I not passing the correct number of variables to the macro?

Here is the macro parameters:

%macro pre_cleanse(indata = , testing = );
macro body
%mend pre_cleanse;

Here is how I execute the macro:

%pre_cleanse(chk_seed,1);

The ERRORS:

%pre_cleanse(chk_seed,1);
MLOGIC(PRE_CLEANSE): Beginning execution.
ERROR: More positional parameters found than defined.
MLOGIC(PRE_CLEANSE): Parameter INDATA has value
MLOGIC(PRE_CLEANSE): Parameter TESTING has value
MLOGIC(PRE_CLEANSE): Ending execution.

Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you !!

Re: Macro Error: More positional parameters found than defined

Doc_Duke — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:34:40 GMT

Drop the "=" in your %MACRO statement. The "=" specifies that it is a keyword parameter, so you have no positional parameters defined.

Re: Macro Error: More positional parameters found than defined

KevinC_ — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:41:01 GMT

Thank you so much Doc@Duke! It worked.

Re: Macro Error: More positional parameters found than defined

maroulator — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:16:16 GMT

This is the macro code that I've been running and I get the same ERROR message. "More positional parameters found than defined." The 'collateral' macro seems to compile correctly and the increment variable also evaluates how it is supposed to. What am I missing?