Date:         Thu, 11 Nov 1999 11:39:59 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Diskin <Dennis.Diskin.B@BAYER.COM>
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From:         Dennis Diskin <Dennis.Diskin.B@BAYER.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bloody macro language!
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BRUCE,

%EVAL only handles integer arithmetic.
I quote from the SAS Macro Language Reference:
"When %EVAL encounters a value conaining a period, it displays an error
message."

Dennis Diskin





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Subject: Bloody macro language!

I Hates it! I does.

15238  %let ps = 9.25 6 ;
15239  %let x = %eval(%scan(&ps,1,%str( ))*1440) ;
ERROR: A character operand was found in the %EVAL function or %IF condition
where a numeric
       operand is required. The condition was: 9.25*1440

If that's not numeric, I don't know what is ! Anyone got a work-around for
this?

Bruce

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