Problem Note 3821: S0C4 abend using DFSORT Performance Booster interface
In Version 8 and Release 8.1 of the SAS System it is possible for a
PROC SORT step to abend S0C4 in SASVZSR when using the DFSORT
Performance Booster interface. In the SAS Log, the following error
messages appear:
ERROR: Sort did not complete successfully. See messages on the Job
Console Log or //SYSOUT data set.
ERROR: Host sort cannot be used.
Along with these messages, in the SYSOUT data set you may see the
following message:
ICE185A 0 DFSORT TERMINATED WITH S0C4 ABEND DURING PHASE S 2
The problem is caused by SAS interpreting the "preferred size" passed
by DFSORT as a signed integer when it is actually passed as an
unsigned integer.
A circumvention is to disable the DFSORT Performance Booster interface
by setting the SAS system option NOSORTBLKMODE. This can be set at
SAS invocation, in the default or restricted options tables, CONFIG
file, or on an OPTIONS statement prior to the PROC SORT step.
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#003821
This problem has been fixed in Release 8.2 TSLEVEL 2M0.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
*
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: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Topic: | Common Programming Tasks ==> Sorting Data
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| Date Modified: | 2002-05-14 14:42:50 |
| Date Created: | 2000-11-10 10:33:51 |
