Problem Note 31958: Application error might occur in Import Data task after selecting certain encoding using SAS® Enterprise Guide
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An application error similar to the following might occur when importing fixed-width text files after selecting certain encoding types using the Import Data task of SAS Enterprise Guide:
System.ArgumentNullException Value cannot be null. Parameter name: s System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: s at System.Text.UTF32Encoding.GetByteCount(String s)
This error will most likely occur when selecting one of these encoding types:
- Unicode (UTF-32 Big Endian) (Code Page 12001)
- Unicode (UTF-32) (Code Page 12000)
To circumvent the problem, apply the Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB928365) from MS07-40. MS07-40 can be downloaded from Microsoft at the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-040.mspx
To verify that the security update is installed:
- Open the Windows Control Panel.
- Select Add or Remove Programs.
- Select the Show Updates option.
- Search for "Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0".
- Find "Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB928365)".
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 4.1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 4.1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 4.1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 4.1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 4.1 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2008-05-07 10:40:40 |
| Date Created: | 2008-05-01 12:38:03 |