Date:         Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:15:43 -0500
Reply-To:     "Michael L. Davis" <michael@BASSETTCONSULTING.COM>
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From:         "Michael L. Davis" <michael@BASSETTCONSULTING.COM>
Subject:      Re: PASS AF Parm
In-Reply-To:  <80256B64.00515BCE.00@fil-notes01.filcs.com>
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Hello GK and other SAS-L Friends,

Perhaps line 10 s/b:

    typeaccess = symgetn("typeaccess") ;

I believe that with your current coding, line 10 is resolving as:

    typeaccess = symgetn("0") ;

which is probably not what you really wish.

HTH.

- Michael "Mad Doggy" Davis

At 02:48 PM 2/18/2002 +0000, gkirton@FILCS.COM wrote:
>I tried but still get errors, my code is at the bottom and SCL/DEBUG up-top.
>Ive tried so many variations now.......... Confused.  Even access is blank!!!!
>
>Thanks GK
>
>INIT:
>       checkfile = symget("&checkfile");
>       access = symget("&access");
>       typeaccess = symgetn("&typeaccess");
>
>/*********************************************/
>
>e access
>access=
>ERROR: Macro variable name 2 must start with a letter or underscore.
>Arguments passed to SYMGETN:
>   1 (Character Literal) = '2'
>Program returning prematurely at line 10
>AF Program: GETAD3.DEVELOPMENT.CHECK_BASE.SCL
>Halt at line  10 in GETAD3.DEVELOPMENT.CHECK_BASE.SCL
>Use command SET and JUMP to restart
>
>/********************************************/
>
>%Let checkfile = Testrun;
>%Let access = U;
>%let typeaccess = 2;
>      proc display cat=getad3.development.check_base.SCL /*batch*/;
>      run;
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