It is possible to receive the following error message when concatenating
two character columns with the ODBC engine.

  ERROR:  The expression is invalid because its type is incorrect. Try
          setting the type to Numeric.

The concatenation operator can vary from database to database. As an
example, currently the ODBC engine uses the syntax of: column || column.
MySQL doesn't recognize the symbol "||" as the concatenation symbol but
considers it to be a logical OR.  The concatenation syntax that it
expects is: CONCAT(column, column, ... column ).

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#014234

For customers running SAS with Asian Language Support (DBCS), this
fix should be downloaded from:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#014234

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at :