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Problem Note 16391: Floating Point Exception error occurs when PICTURE format maps missing values
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A PICTURE format that maps missing values can cause a Floating Point Exception error in threaded procedures, such as MEANS, SUMMARY, or TABULATE. In order for this error to occur, both the MISSING option and threading must be in effect.
The following example will produce the error:
proc format;
picture abc other ='99999';
run;
data temp;
input class @@;
x=1;
cards;
1 2 1 2 . 2 1 .
;
run;
proc summary threads print missing;
var x;
class class;
format class abc.;
run;
To circumvent the problem, use the NOTHREADS option on the PROC statement.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Linux | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| z/OS | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| OpenVMS Alpha | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Tru64 UNIX | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||