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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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The issue has been fixed in SAS® 9.2 software.



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS/ACCESS Interface to PC FilesMicrosoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation9.1 TS1M3 SP3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 TS1M0
Windows Vista9.1 TS1M3 SP39.2 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.