SPSS v12 supports variable names up to 64 characters in length.

Proc Import of these files results in the truncation of the longer variable names to 8 characters.

Other errors have been reported, including:

  NOTE: SAS 9.1.3 Service Pack 4

  NOTE: SAS initialization used:
  real time           2.07 seconds
  cpu time            1.17 seconds

  1    proc import out=work.test
  2      datafile='C:\Documents and
  Settings\sasszo\desktop\thyqolmanagementtest.sav'
  3      dbms=sav replace;
  Unknown internal variable type
  ERROR: Import unsuccessful.  See SAS Log for details.
  NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
  NOTE: PROCEDURE IMPORT used (Total process time):
  real time           0.01 seconds
  cpu time            0.01 seconds

  4      run;

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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: