https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/When-trying-to-re-compile-a-macro-giving-an-error/m-p/371514#M88763 <P>Sounds like you are trying to store compiled macros into a catalog, but the catalog is locked.</P> <P>Is that what you are trying to do? &nbsp;Do you know why the catalog is locked?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Why do you need to store the compiled macros into a catalog? &nbsp;Why not just keep the source code as text and use SASAUTOS option to let SAS find and compile the macros as you call them? &nbsp;Then you won't have this problem.</P> Thu, 29 Jun 2017 03:15:46 GMT Tom 2017-06-29T03:15:46Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/When-trying-to-re-compile-a-macro-giving-an-error/m-p/371504#M88756 <P>I have changed one of the macro defintion and to bring modified macro to effect, I need compile all macros, while doing its giving me below error:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>ERROR: A lock is not available for COMPILED.SASMACR.CATALOG, lock held by another process.<BR />ERROR: File COMPILED.SASMACR.CATALOG has not been saved because copy could not be completed.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please help.</P> Thu, 29 Jun 2017 01:22:01 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/When-trying-to-re-compile-a-macro-giving-an-error/m-p/371504#M88756 harishpl02 2017-06-29T01:22:01Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/When-trying-to-re-compile-a-macro-giving-an-error/m-p/371514#M88763 <P>Sounds like you are trying to store compiled macros into a catalog, but the catalog is locked.</P> <P>Is that what you are trying to do? &nbsp;Do you know why the catalog is locked?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Why do you need to store the compiled macros into a catalog? &nbsp;Why not just keep the source code as text and use SASAUTOS option to let SAS find and compile the macros as you call them? &nbsp;Then you won't have this problem.</P> Thu, 29 Jun 2017 03:15:46 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/When-trying-to-re-compile-a-macro-giving-an-error/m-p/371514#M88763 Tom 2017-06-29T03:15:46Z