Problem Note 31863: Using the EQT operator in the SQL procedure incorrectly classifies rows with missing values as a match
When you use the EQT operator in an SQL procedure's SELECT clause, the software incorrectly considers rows with missing values to be a match for rows whose values begin with the value that is used in the comparison.
For example, if you run a query with the following SELECT clause, the software will flag not only those rows that start with the value
yes but also any rows where there is no value:
select x eqt "yes"
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Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 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 NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| 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 Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Windows Vista | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Linux | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Linux on Itanium | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| OpenVMS Alpha | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Tru64 UNIX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
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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: | alert |
| Date Modified: | 2009-09-14 13:21:04 |
| Date Created: | 2008-04-22 12:51:31 |
