32708 - The SAS® system option NOSORTMSG might cause an abnormal ending with a 999 abend code

Problem Note 32708: The SAS® system option NOSORTMSG might cause an abnormal ending with a 999 abend code

When you use the SAS system option NOSORTMSG in the CONFIG file or on the command line, the job might end abnormally with a 999 abend code and cause the following message to appear in the SASCLOG file:

OPTION NOSORTMSG IN CONFIG FILE REQUIRES A CHARACTER VALUE

To circumvent this problem, code the option in an OPTIONS statement in your SAS program according to the following example:

   OPTIONS NOSORTMSG;

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Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	z/OS	9.2 TS1M0	9.2 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.

A fix for SAS 9.2 (TS1M0) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/f9_sbcs_prod_list.html#032708

A fix for SAS 9.2 (TS1M0) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/f9_dbcs_prod_list.html#032708

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2008-08-19 10:12:39
Date Created:	2008-07-21 08:26:12