topic Re: Macro compilation error in SAS Programming

Macro compilation error

grodman — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:20:30 GMT

Hello - I'm attempting to call, compile, and execute a macro located in my autocall library from Enterprise Guide. Every time I attempt to run the macro, the following error message occurs. If I open up the macro file in my current SAS session & compile it, the program runs fine... So as far as I know the macro is written correctly. However, when I try to call & compile the macro without manually compiling it in the current session, I get this error message.

Anybody have any thoughts?

The options I include in the program are:

options noquotelenmax mautosource mrecall sasautos=(sasautos '\\fs01\SAS\MACROS\' '\\fs01\SAS\MACROS\Stats\');

ERROR: Expecting comma (to separate macro parameters) or close parenthesis (to end parameter list) but found: data

ERROR: A dummy macro will be compiled.

17 %role_scores (dataset=work.addginis, etc...etc..etc..,

17 ! outputdataset=work.rolesout);

17 %role_scores (dataset=work.addginis, etc... etc... etc...,

180

17 ! etc... etc...

17 ! outputdataset=work.rolesout);

ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.

NOTE: Autocall member, ROLE_SCORES, has not been compiled by the macro processor. It might contain a macro syntax error or not

define a macro with the same name as the member. To autocall this member again, set OPTION MRECALL.

Re: Macro compilation error

Tom — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:28:53 GMT

Are lines of code too long?

Make sure %MACRO statement is on the first line of the file and the %MEND is on the last line.

Re: Macro compilation error

grodman — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:31:31 GMT

Is there a length limit for lines of code within a macro?

%MACRO and %MEND are on both ends of the file.

Re: Macro compilation error

Tom — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:51:38 GMT

Personally I use 70 to 75 columns as the maximum. I find that it is much more readable that way. Notice how newspapers are split into columns so that each line is not too long for the field of vision of the reader.

Re: Macro compilation error

Tom — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:54:07 GMT

Another common error is to have two copies of the macro definition in the same file. Especially if you develop the code in interactive SAS and hit the RECALL button one too many times.

Re: Macro compilation error

ballardw — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:22:43 GMT

Don't redact the macro call, show it as actually submitted as well. It appears you are likely to have some punctuation or parenthesis issue as stated. But we can't tell with a line like

%role_scores (dataset=work.addginis, etc...etc..etc..,

what may be happening.