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Problem Note 13562: SAS® tables compressed as CHAR cannot be copied to SAS® Scalable Performance Data Server

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If a SAS® table is compressed as type CHAR, and you attempt to use PROC COPY to copy the table to a SAS® Scalable Performance Data Server® table, one of the following errors occurs:

  ERROR: Parameter value is invalid for operation.

  ERROR: Load of external converter shared library failed.

Select the Hot Fix tab in this Note to access the hot fix for this problem.
This problem is also fixed at SAS Scalable Performance Data Server version 4.4m13.

Note: In addition, SAS tables compressed as BINARY cannot be copied to SAS Scalable Performance Data Server.
Use the SPDSDCMP macro (%let SPDSDCMP=YES;) or the NOCLONE option to copy these tables.



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemProduct ReleaseSAS Release
ReportedFixed*ReportedFixed*
SPDSScalable Performance Data ClientWindows 7 Enterprise 32 bit4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows XP Professional4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x644.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows Server 20084.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x644.54.52 HF4
Windows 7 Enterprise x644.54.52 HF4
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit4.54.52 HF4
Windows 7 Home Premium x644.54.52 HF4
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit4.54.52 HF4
Windows 7 Professional x644.54.52 HF4
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit4.54.52 HF4
Windows 7 Ultimate x644.54.52 HF4
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)4.54.52 HF4
Windows Vista4.54.52 HF4
Windows Vista for x644.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows 95/984.54.52 HF4
Microsoft® Windows® for x644.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition4.54.52 HF4
Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems4.54.52 HF4
64-bit Enabled AIX4.54.52 HF4
64-bit Enabled HP-UX4.54.52 HF4
64-bit Enabled Solaris4.54.52 HF4
HP-UX IPF4.54.52 HF4
Linux4.54.52 HF4
Linux for x644.54.52 HF4
Solaris for x644.54.52 HF4
* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.