In Base SAS® software, an SQLPLAN internal error might occur when you reference a variable from an in-line view that created this new variable from a constant.

The following code illustrates one case that can produce the SQLPLAN internal errors:

In this case, the following error message is generated:

ERROR: sqlplan internal error: Cannot find symbol geoname,
var=3, tag=0002. This message can be caused by attempting to
make correlated references between two different items on a 
single FROM clause.

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Operating System and Release Information

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at: