19946 - SASMSG FUNCTION causes memory leaks

Problem Note 19946: SASMSG FUNCTION causes memory leaks

The SASMSG FUNCTION is not releasing all of the memory it uses.

If the function is used frequently, the amount of memory available will continue to decrease.

This problem is corrected in SAS 9.2.

Select the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
Product Family	Product	System	Reported	Fixed
SAS System	Base SAS	64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	9.1 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		z/OS	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Linux	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		HP-UX IPF	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Linux on Itanium	9.1 TS1M3
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		OpenVMS Alpha	9.1 TS1M3	9.2 TS1M0
		Tru64 UNIX	9.1 TS1M3	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:

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

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high
Topic:	System Administration ==> Installation ==> NLS (National Language Support)

Date Modified:	2007-04-16 14:20:04
Date Created:	2007-04-10 15:50:05