18400 - Different column Format is given when using ORDER BY and a date literal within a SELECT statement using the Sybase engine

Problem Note 18400: Different column Format is given when using ORDER BY and a date literal within a SELECT statement using the Sybase engine

A different column format is given when using an ORDER BY clause and a date literal within a SELECT statement with SAS/ACCESS^® Interface to Sybase. When using a datetime, date or time literal with PROC SQL, implicit SQL Pass-Through is used and is not using the CONVERT function before sending the value to the database, therefore giving a different format.

An example of this is included below:

libname tgm_data sybase user=newuser pw=newpwd; %let datum='24Apr2006'd; proc sql; create table x as select &datum as zeit_dat, * from tgm_data.class order by sex; create table z as select &datum as zeit_dat, * from tgm_data.class; quit;

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Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
Product Family	Product	System	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase	Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Linux	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Linux on Itanium	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		HP-UX IPF	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Tru64 UNIX	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0

* 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.

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#018400

A 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#018400

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> ACCESS

Date Modified:	2006-09-04 15:07:18
Date Created:	2006-08-31 11:47:53