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Error # 5336 "The specified file is already in use" displayed for each SAVE OUTFILE loop of a macro syntax

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Problem

I am running a complex macro syntax with a DO - DOEND loop structure in it with Statistics 18.0.2. In each loop I create some analysis for the same data file but would like to save different variables in each loop. I have defined the same file name in my macro and not x file names. However, when I run my macro syntax I get the error below: >Error # 5336. Command name: SAVE >The specified file is already in use and cannot be written to. The data will not be saved. >Execution of this command stops. Questions: Is that functioning as designed? Is there any way to avoid this error without saving X separate files? I am also wondering why this error does not occur for each iteration? I have noticed that for example on 10 iterations this error warning is only displayed three times.

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Modified date:
16 April 2020

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