Usage Note 3632: When reading a binary file as text, the SAS System stops reading the
input file after encountering Ctrl+Z character
If the SAS System encounters a Ctrl+Z or Hex 1a character when reading
a binary file as text, input stops because the character is treated as
an end-of-file character. There is a new option for Version 8.2,
IgnoreDOSEOF, which will allow these characters to be read.
The option is used on an infile or filename statement, as in the
following:
data one;
infile 'c:\myfiles\dosfile.txt' ignoredoseof;
input foo $100.;
run;
or
filename angus 'c:\myfiles\dosfile.txt' ignoredoseof;
data one;
infile angus;
input foo $100.;
run;
A Technical Support hot fix for Release 8.1 TSLEVEL TS1M0 for this
issue is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/81_sbcs_prod_list.html#003632
This problem is fixed in Release 8.2.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows 95/98 | 8.1 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 8.1 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 8.1 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 8.1 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 8.1 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 8.1 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.
| Type: | Usage Note |
| Priority: | |
| Topic: | Data Management ==> Access ==> External I/O
|
| Date Modified: | 2003-02-06 15:57:23 |
| Date Created: | 2000-10-13 09:35:29 |
