Problem Note 31105: Variable names truncate to 8 characters when you use the EXPORT procedure and DBMS=DTA to create a Stata file
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When you use the EXPORT procedure and the option DBMS=DTA to create a Stata .dta file from a SAS data set, as shown in the following example, variable names are truncated to 8 characters.
proc export data=test2
outfile='c:\temp\test2.dta'
dbms=DTA replace;
run;
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Select the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
The issue has been fixed in SAS® 9.2 software.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#031105A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#031105| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2008-09-10 09:11:36 |
| Date Created: | 2008-02-05 10:39:37 |