I am trying to use the value of a variable to define the
upper bounds of the declaration of a vector. The variable being used has been
created as the result of the Count function in a CasesToVars function. The
code I am using looks like this (the “187” figure is put in for
simplicity--In the actual program #UpperBounds would get its value from a
variable):
compute #UpperBounds=187.
DEFINE HotDeckMacro (arg1 =
!TOKENS(1))
Vector
Dupersid = dupersid1 to !CONCAT("dupersid",RTRIM(LTRIM(STRING( !arg1,
F8.0))),'.' ).
!ENDDEFINE.
HotDeckMacro arg1 = #UpperBounds.
I keep getting an error message saying:
>Error # 6839 in column 57. Text: (
>In a macro expression, a left parenthesis immediately follows
an operand.
>This command not executed.
I want the line of syntax inside the macro to ultimately read “Vector
Dupersid = Dupersid1 to Dupersid187.”
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
John Krampner
Center for Economic Opportunity / HRA
180 Water Street
212-331-4708
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