Greetings SAS Community -  Using 9.4 I am attempting to create a sequence of macro variables using PROC SQL and SELECT, INTO. I have successfully done the same numerous times in the past without problems. However, using the code below I am encountering the following in my log: WARNING: INTO Clause :eplnkgtyp1_l through :eplnkgtyp1_88 does not specify a valid sequence of macro variables. WARNING: INTO Clause :eplnkgtyp2_l through :eplnkgtyp2_88 does not specify a valid sequence of macro variables. WARNING: INTO Clause :eplnkgnd1_l through :eplnkgnd1_88 does not specify a valid sequence of macro variables. WARNING: INTO Clause :eplnkgnd2_l through :eplnkgnd2_88 does not specify a valid sequence of macro variables. This, along with failure of my program to create the intended sequences of macro variables. proc sql; select count(eplnk_1) into :eplnkcnt from tbgms2.gms_all_&gmsdtaxprtdt._i5; quit; %put &eplnkcnt; %let eplnkscnt=%cmpres(&eplnkcnt); %put &eplnkcnt &eplnkscnt; proc sql; select eplnkgtyp_1, eplnkgtyp_2, eplnkgnd_1, eplnkgnd_2 into :eplnkgtyp1_l-:eplnkgtyp1_&eplnkscnt, :eplnkgtyp2_l-:eplnkgtyp2_&eplnkscnt, :eplnkgnd1_l-:eplnkgnd1_&eplnkscnt, :eplnkgnd2_l-:eplnkgnd2_&eplnkscnt from tbgms2.gms_all_&gmsdtaxprtdt._i5 where eplnk_1 ne '' order by eplnk_1, eplnk_2; quit; All values of my SELECT variables are non-missing. EPLNK_1 and EPLNK_2 are reference identifiers for the data record in the subset of data I am querying (n=88). My series is required to be ordered as such, because each macro value in the series much be called in order of these identifiers.   Researching otherwise I have only found reference to this problem when case of the series naming is not consistent. This clearly is not the case here. I have also tried renaming my series variables, and trying with only a single SELECT variable and INTO series, all to no avail. I do not see how my code could otherwise violate any other SAS conventions (e.g. variable name length). If any of you have a clue where I am going wrong I would much appreciate your assist. Thanks and cheers to all - Shawn ... View more