Nuno sent an ado-file (which I didn't try to understand); it gave an error message:
invalid syntax
r(197);
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Try
   set trace on
   set tracedepth 1
and run the command again. Now you will se what the macros expanded to, and that may give you a hint.
Without -set tracedepth 1- you may get an overwhelming amount of output.
Hope this helps
Svend
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