The following error message may be issued when attempting to drop a Sybase table using the DELETE statement with PROC DATASETS:

   ERROR: Error executing statement. Error Code: -3701.
          Cannot drop the table '[table_name_here]', because it
          doesn't exist in the system catalogs.

For example:

The problem is that when the SCHEMA libname option is used, the drop table routine does not call the routine to fully qualify the name of the table.

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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 :