SAS Programming

JackZ295 · Posted 07-12-2018 06:49 PM

I was working on a homework problem with SAS macros and ran into some issues. Can someone help me troubleshoot the problem? Here is the homework problem:

A team of investigators conducted a longitudinal study over 6 study time points (0 months or “baseline”, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 8 months, and 10 months) of 100 patients with HIV to examine the relative efficacy of three treatment regimens in increasing CD4 counts: group=1, control; group=2, treatment with one drug per month; group=3, treatment with two drugs per month. The primary question of interest was to test whether or not the pattern of mean CD4 values over time was different across the 3 study groups.

The data is stored in a file called, “hivstudy_sum18.txt”, The data are in the file are arranged with multiple rows per subject in list format in the following order: patient ID; study month; CD4 count; group.

Here is the data from the text file:

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Here is the specific homework question I had issues on:

Write and execute a SAS macro to generate models for the interaction of study month as a continuous variable and treatment group that use generalized estimating equations (GEE) in SAS for CD4 count as a continuous, dependent variable employing four different working correlation structures: independence (IND); exchangeable (EXCH); autoregressive-1 (AR(1)); and unstructured (UNSTR).

Here is my code for this particular problem:

filename HW12 'C:\Users\jackz\Desktop\SAS\hivstudy_sum18.txt';
*Part A: Reading in Data; 
proc format; 
    value grpf 0='control group' 1='one drug per month' 2='two drugs per month'; 
run; 
data one; 
    infile HW12; 
    input id month CD4 grp @@; 
label id='Patient ID'
      month='Study Month'
      CD4='CD4 Count'
      grp='Study Group';
run; 
*Printout of Dataset One;
title 'Printout of Dataset One'; 
proc print data=one; 
    run; 
%macro exper(datain,idm, monthm, grpm, CD4m);
proc sort data=&datain;
    by &idm &grpm; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=IND corrw; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=UNSTR corrw; 
run; 
%mend exper; 
%exper(one, id, month, grp, CD4);

When I ran this code, I received these errors:

NOTE: Copyright (c) 2016 by SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.
NOTE: SAS (r) Proprietary Software 9.4 (TS1M5)
      Licensed to BOSTON UNIVERSITY - SFA T&R, Site 70009029.
NOTE: This session is executing on the W32_10HOME  platform.



NOTE: Updated analytical products:

      SAS/STAT 14.3
      SAS/ETS 14.3
      SAS/OR 14.3
      SAS/IML 14.3
      SAS/QC 14.3

NOTE: Additional host information:

 W32_10HOME WIN 10.0.17134  Workstation

NOTE: SAS initialization used:
      real time           1.19 seconds
      cpu time            1.12 seconds

1    filename HW12 'C:\Users\jackz\Desktop\SAS\hivstudy_sum18.txt';
2    *Part A: Reading in Data;
3    proc format;
4        value grpf 0='control group' 1='one drug per month' 2='two drugs per month';
NOTE: Format GRPF has been output.
5    run;

NOTE: PROCEDURE FORMAT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.01 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds


6    data one;
7        infile HW12;
8        input id month CD4 grp @@;
9    label id='Patient ID'
10         month='Study Month'
11         CD4='CD4 Count'
12         grp='Study Group';
13   run;

NOTE: The infile HW12 is:
      Filename=C:\Users\jackz\Desktop\SAS\hivstudy_sum18.txt,
      RECFM=V,LRECL=32767,File Size (bytes)=12238,
      Last Modified=11Jul2018:15:45:15,
      Create Time=11Jul2018:15:45:15

NOTE: 720 records were read from the infile HW12.
      The minimum record length was 15.
      The maximum record length was 15.
NOTE: SAS went to a new line when INPUT statement reached past the end of a line.
NOTE: The data set WORK.ONE has 720 observations and 4 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
      real time           0.04 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds


14   *Printout of Dataset One;
15   title 'Printout of Dataset One';
16   proc print data=one;
NOTE: Writing HTML Body file: sashtml.htm
17       run;

NOTE: There were 720 observations read from the data set WORK.ONE.
NOTE: PROCEDURE PRINT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.42 seconds
      cpu time            0.20 seconds


18   %macro exper(datain,idm, monthm, grpm, CD4m);
19   proc sort data=&datain;
20       by &idm &grpm;
21   run;
22   proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
23   class &grpm &monthm &idm;
24   model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3;
25   repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw;
26   run;
27   proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
28   class &grpm &monthm &idm;
29   model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3;
30   repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=IND corrw;
31   run;
32   proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
33   class &grpm &monthm &idm;
34   model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3;
35   repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw;
36   run;
37   proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
38   class &grpm &monthm &idm;
39   model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3;
40   repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=UNSTR corrw;
41   run;
42   %mend exper;
43   %exper(one, id, month, grp, CD4);

NOTE: There were 720 observations read from the data set WORK.ONE.
NOTE: The data set WORK.ONE has 720 observations and 4 variables.
NOTE: PROCEDURE SORT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.00 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds


NOTE 137-205: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
1     proc sort data=&datain;     by &idm &grpm; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
1  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
1  ! within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
            -
            22
ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
1     proc sort data=&datain;     by &idm &grpm; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
1  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
1  ! within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
            -
            200
ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference GRP not resolved.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE GENMOD used (Total process time):
      real time           0.03 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds


NOTE 137-205: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
2     class &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated
2  ! subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=IND corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
                          -
                          22
2  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated
ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
2     class &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated
2  ! subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=IND corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
                          -
                          200
2  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated
ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference GRP not resolved.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE GENMOD used (Total process time):
      real time           0.02 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds


NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
3     subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw; run;
                           -
                           22
                           200
WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference GRP not resolved.

ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.


NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE GENMOD used (Total process time):
      real time           0.02 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds



NOTE 137-205: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
3     subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
3  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
3  ! within=&grp type=UNSTR corrw; run;
            -
            22
ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
3     subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
3  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
3  ! within=&grp type=UNSTR corrw; run;
            -
            200
ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference GRP not resolved.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE GENMOD used (Total process time):
      real time           0.02 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds

Can someone provide some hints as to where I went wrong? Thanks!

ballardw · Posted 07-12-2018 07:16 PM

You want to learn a couple of tools for working with macros. You will get better debugging if setting some options prior to running a macro (and then turning them off). The two most commonly helpful are MPRINT and SYMBOLGEN for determining what code text s being created by the macro. Another is MLOGIC to see the results of macro logic tests.

Example:

Options mprint symbolgen;

%exper(one, id, month, grp, CD4);

Options nomprint nosymbolgen;

With that out of the way, examine:

%macro exper(datain,idm, monthm, grpm, CD4m);
proc sort data=&datain;
    by &idm &grpm; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; 
run;

You are using a macro variable &grp without defining it. If you are meaning to use the DATASET variable GRP then remove the & from all of the &grp (not the &grpm which you do define). If you mean that to be &grpm then make the spelling change.

If you had run the code with the MPRINT option you would have seen that the generated code looked something like:

repeated subject=id/ within= type=ar(1) corrw;

Which why the error is expected name. No value for the &grp meant no data set variable was used with the WITHIN= option.

Tom · Posted 07-12-2018 07:38 PM

The error message seems pretty clear to me

NOTE 137-205: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
1     proc sort data=&datain;     by &idm &grpm; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
1  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
1  ! within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
            -
            22
ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
1     proc sort data=&datain;     by &idm &grpm; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
1  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
1  ! within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
            -
            200
ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference GRP not resolved.

The macro processor is complaining that the macro variable GRP is not defined.

And SAS is complaining that WITHIN=&grp is invalid syntax for the REPEATED statement of PROC GENMOD.

Reeza · Posted 07-12-2018 08:05 PM

Your macro variable is missing the M.

The last one should be &grpM not &grp.

%macro exper(datain,idm, monthm, grpm, CD4m);
proc sort data=&datain;
    by &idm &grpm; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=IND corrw; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=UNSTR corrw; 
run; 
%mend exper;

@JackZ295 wrote:

I was working on a homework problem with SAS macros and ran into some issues. Can someone help me troubleshoot the problem? Here is the homework problem:

A team of investigators conducted a longitudinal study over 6 study time points (0 months or “baseline”, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 8 months, and 10 months) of 100 patients with HIV to examine the relative efficacy of three treatment regimens in increasing CD4 counts: group=1, control; group=2, treatment with one drug per month; group=3, treatment with two drugs per month. The primary question of interest was to test whether or not the pattern of mean CD4 values over time was different across the 3 study groups.

The data is stored in a file called, “hivstudy_sum18.txt”, The data are in the file are arranged with multiple rows per subject in list format in the following order: patient ID; study month; CD4 count; group.

Here is the data from the text file:

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Here is the specific homework question I had issues on:

Write and execute a SAS macro to generate models for the interaction of study month as a continuous variable and treatment group that use generalized estimating equations (GEE) in SAS for CD4 count as a continuous, dependent variable employing four different working correlation structures: independence (IND); exchangeable (EXCH); autoregressive-1 (AR(1)); and unstructured (UNSTR).

Here is my code for this particular problem:

filename HW12 'C:\Users\jackz\Desktop\SAS\hivstudy_sum18.txt';
*Part A: Reading in Data; 
proc format; 
    value grpf 0='control group' 1='one drug per month' 2='two drugs per month'; 
run; 
data one; 
    infile HW12; 
    input id month CD4 grp @@; 
label id='Patient ID'
      month='Study Month'
      CD4='CD4 Count'
      grp='Study Group';
run; 
*Printout of Dataset One;
title 'Printout of Dataset One'; 
proc print data=one; 
    run; 
%macro exper(datain,idm, monthm, grpm, CD4m);
proc sort data=&datain;
    by &idm &grpm; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=IND corrw; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw; 
run; 
proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; 
class &grpm &monthm &idm; 
model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; 
repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=UNSTR corrw; 
run; 
%mend exper; 
%exper(one, id, month, grp, CD4);

When I ran this code, I received these errors:

NOTE: Copyright (c) 2016 by SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.
NOTE: SAS (r) Proprietary Software 9.4 (TS1M5)
      Licensed to BOSTON UNIVERSITY - SFA T&R, Site 70009029.
NOTE: This session is executing on the W32_10HOME  platform.



NOTE: Updated analytical products:

      SAS/STAT 14.3
      SAS/ETS 14.3
      SAS/OR 14.3
      SAS/IML 14.3
      SAS/QC 14.3

NOTE: Additional host information:

 W32_10HOME WIN 10.0.17134  Workstation

NOTE: SAS initialization used:
      real time           1.19 seconds
      cpu time            1.12 seconds

1    filename HW12 'C:\Users\jackz\Desktop\SAS\hivstudy_sum18.txt';
2    *Part A: Reading in Data;
3    proc format;
4        value grpf 0='control group' 1='one drug per month' 2='two drugs per month';
NOTE: Format GRPF has been output.
5    run;

NOTE: PROCEDURE FORMAT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.01 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds


6    data one;
7        infile HW12;
8        input id month CD4 grp @@;
9    label id='Patient ID'
10         month='Study Month'
11         CD4='CD4 Count'
12         grp='Study Group';
13   run;

NOTE: The infile HW12 is:
      Filename=C:\Users\jackz\Desktop\SAS\hivstudy_sum18.txt,
      RECFM=V,LRECL=32767,File Size (bytes)=12238,
      Last Modified=11Jul2018:15:45:15,
      Create Time=11Jul2018:15:45:15

NOTE: 720 records were read from the infile HW12.
      The minimum record length was 15.
      The maximum record length was 15.
NOTE: SAS went to a new line when INPUT statement reached past the end of a line.
NOTE: The data set WORK.ONE has 720 observations and 4 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
      real time           0.04 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds


14   *Printout of Dataset One;
15   title 'Printout of Dataset One';
16   proc print data=one;
NOTE: Writing HTML Body file: sashtml.htm
17       run;

NOTE: There were 720 observations read from the data set WORK.ONE.
NOTE: PROCEDURE PRINT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.42 seconds
      cpu time            0.20 seconds


18   %macro exper(datain,idm, monthm, grpm, CD4m);
19   proc sort data=&datain;
20       by &idm &grpm;
21   run;
22   proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
23   class &grpm &monthm &idm;
24   model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3;
25   repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw;
26   run;
27   proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
28   class &grpm &monthm &idm;
29   model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3;
30   repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=IND corrw;
31   run;
32   proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
33   class &grpm &monthm &idm;
34   model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3;
35   repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw;
36   run;
37   proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
38   class &grpm &monthm &idm;
39   model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3;
40   repeated subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=UNSTR corrw;
41   run;
42   %mend exper;
43   %exper(one, id, month, grp, CD4);

NOTE: There were 720 observations read from the data set WORK.ONE.
NOTE: The data set WORK.ONE has 720 observations and 4 variables.
NOTE: PROCEDURE SORT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.00 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds


NOTE 137-205: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
1     proc sort data=&datain;     by &idm &grpm; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
1  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
1  ! within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
            -
            22
ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
1     proc sort data=&datain;     by &idm &grpm; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
1  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
1  ! within=&grp type=ar(1) corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq;
            -
            200
ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference GRP not resolved.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE GENMOD used (Total process time):
      real time           0.03 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds


NOTE 137-205: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
2     class &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated
2  ! subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=IND corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
                          -
                          22
2  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated
ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
2     class &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated
2  ! subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=IND corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
                          -
                          200
2  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated
ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference GRP not resolved.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE GENMOD used (Total process time):
      real time           0.02 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds


NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
3     subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw; run;
                           -
                           22
                           200
WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference GRP not resolved.

ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.

ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.


NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE GENMOD used (Total process time):
      real time           0.02 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds



NOTE 137-205: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
3     subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
3  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
3  ! within=&grp type=UNSTR corrw; run;
            -
            22
ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "EXPER".
3     subject=&idm/ within=&grp type=EXCH corrw; run; proc genmod data=&datain order=freq; class
3  ! &grpm &monthm &idm; model &CD4m=&monthm &grpm &grpm*&monthm/type3; repeated subject=&idm/
3  ! within=&grp type=UNSTR corrw; run;
            -
            200
ERROR 200-322: The symbol is not recognized and will be ignored.

WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference GRP not resolved.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE GENMOD used (Total process time):
      real time           0.02 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds

Can someone provide some hints as to where I went wrong? Thanks!

LinusH · Posted 07-13-2018 01:58 AM

First you should get help on homework by the one that gave you the homework.
The the message IMO quite clear. GRP hasn't been given a value. Why is up to you to figure out.

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