Problem Note 15852: Using the NOSORTEQOP SAS System option with a host sort utility in SAS 9 may result in a bad sort order and truncated variables
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In SAS® 9, specifying the NOSORTEQOP SAS System option and performing a sort using a host sort utility may generate an incorrect sort order and a potential truncation of variables.
Subsequent SAS steps doing BY processing will receive:
ERROR: By variables are not properly sorted on data set libref.member
To circumvent the problem, specify the SORTEQOP SAS System option.
Select the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 |
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#015852A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at :
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#015852| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | Common Programming Tasks ==> Sorting Data SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> SORT |
| Date Modified: | 2006-04-26 09:35:12 |
| Date Created: | 2005-07-29 11:29:56 |