diff --git a/build.number b/build.number
index 2f506cc..1a14f41 100644
--- a/build.number
+++ b/build.number
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #Build Number for ANT. Do not edit!
-#Tue Aug 03 15:26:44 CEST 2021
-build.number=1225
+#Tue Oct 05 12:34:43 EEST 2021
+build.number=1226
diff --git a/proparse.assemblies.zip b/proparse.assemblies.zip
index f4a6471..9aee31e 100644
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diff --git a/proparse.jar b/proparse.jar
index 287beae..a88abe9 100644
Binary files a/proparse.jar and b/proparse.jar differ
diff --git a/proparse.java.zip b/proparse.java.zip
index c8d336b..2be695f 100644
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diff --git a/proparse.net.dll b/proparse.net.dll
index 87e7ef2..30b8ead 100644
Binary files a/proparse.net.dll and b/proparse.net.dll differ
diff --git a/src/com/joanju/proparse/Postlexer.java b/src/com/joanju/proparse/Postlexer.java
index 48f913a..0486244 100644
--- a/src/com/joanju/proparse/Postlexer.java
+++ b/src/com/joanju/proparse/Postlexer.java
@@ -87,13 +87,36 @@ ProToken defined() throws IOException {
 		// Progress DEFINED() returns a single digit: 0,1,2, or 3.
 		// The text between the parens can be pretty arbitrary, and can
 		// have embedded comments, so this calls a specific lexer function for it.
+		// We may have macro usage inside the preprocessor string, which we need to skip
+		// lexer.getAmpIfDefArg returns expansed name  
 		getNextToken();
 		if (currToken.getType() == WS)
 			getNextToken();
 		if (currToken.getType() != LEFTPAREN)
 			throwMessage("Bad DEFINED function in &IF preprocessor condition");
+
+		// in case the token starts with a preprocessor we skip it. need to get to preprocessed value, 
+		for (;currToken.getType() == MAKROREFERENCE;)
+			getNextToken();
+
 		ProToken argToken = lexer.getAmpIfDefArg();
+
+		// when preprocessor variable to check starts with a preprocessor include,
+		// we take next one   
+		for (;argToken.getType() == MAKROREFERENCE;)
+			argToken = lexer.getAmpIfDefArg();
+
+		// skip other preprocessors 
+		for (;currToken.getType() == MAKROREFERENCE;)
+			getNextToken();
+
 		getNextToken();
+
+		// consume last preprocessors
+		for (;currToken.getType() == MAKROREFERENCE;){
+			getNextToken();
+		}		
+
 		if (currToken.getType() != RIGHTPAREN)
 			throwMessage("Bad DEFINED function in &IF preprocessor condition");
 		return new ProToken(filenameList, NUMBER, prepro.defined(argToken.getText().trim().toLowerCase()));
diff --git a/src/test/github55/TestClass.java b/src/test/github55/TestClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8324b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/github55/TestClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package test.github55;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import org.prorefactor.core.JPNode;
+import org.prorefactor.treeparser.ParseUnit;
+
+import com.joanju.proparse.NodeTypes;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+public class TestClass extends TestCase {
+
+	public void test() throws Exception {
+
+		com.joanju.proparse.Environment proparseEnv = null;		
+		org.prorefactor.core.schema.Schema proparseSchema = null;		
+		
+		proparseEnv = com.joanju.proparse.Environment.instance();
+		proparseSchema = org.prorefactor.core.schema.Schema.getInstance();			
+		
+		proparseSchema.clear();
+		
+		proparseEnv.configSet ("batch-mode", "false");
+		proparseEnv.configSet ("opsys", "WIN32");
+		proparseEnv.configSet ("proversion", "12.2");
+		proparseEnv.configSet ("window-system", "MS-WINXP");						
+		
+		
+		File file = new File("C:\\Work\\Proparse\\Github\\proparse\\src\\test\\github55\\testCode.p");
+		ParseUnit pu = new ParseUnit(file);
+		
+		pu.treeParser01();
+		
+	}	}
diff --git a/src/test/github55/testCode.p b/src/test/github55/testCode.p
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4cfc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/github55/testCode.p
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    File        : testCode.p
+    Purpose     :
+
+    Syntax      :
+
+    Description :
+
+    Author(s)   : Daniel
+    Created     : Mon Oct 04 11:57:10 CET 2021
+    Notes       :
+  ----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/* ***************************  Definitions  ************************** */
+
+block-level on error undo, throw.
+
+/* ********************  Preprocessor Definitions  ******************** */
+
+/* preprocessor in middle and at the end of checked preprocessor variable*/
+&if defined(i_tt{&prefix}companydata{&suffix}) = 0 &then 
+&global-define i_tt{&prefix}companydata{&suffix} yes            
+define {&scope} temp-table tt{&prefix}CompanyData{&suffix} no-undo {&reference-only} before-table bt{&prefix}CompanyData{&suffix}
+  field Company as character /* bedrijf */.
+&ENDIF
+
+
+/* preprocessor at begining of checked preprocessor variable */
+&IF DEFINED({&PREFIX}TTEqSearchModel-I) = 0 &THEN
+&GLOBAL-DEFINE {&PREFIX}TTEqSearchModel-I 1
+
+def {&SCOPE} temp-table {&PREFIX}ttEqSearchModel no-undo {&REFERENCE-ONLY} 
+  field SortOrder as int.
+
+&ENDIF
+
+/* ***************************  Main Block  *************************** */
+&SCOP QUERY-NAME Query-Main
+&Scoped-define OPEN-QUERY-Query-Main OPEN QUERY Query-Main FOR EACH baktype NO-LOCK INDEXED-REPOSITION.  
+
+&IF DEFINED(OPEN-QUERY-{&QUERY-NAME}) NE 0 &THEN
+  define variable hQuery                  as handle     no-undo.
+  define variable hBuffer                 as handle     no-undo.
+&ENDIF
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