When the name of a Windows directory or folder includes a special character, such as an & (ampersand) and you right-click and select Open with SAS 9.2, or when you double-click a file whose file type is registered to SAS 9.2, such as .SAS, these behaviors occur:

• SAS launches, the contents of the .sas file appear in an editor window, and the SAS System X Command Window is Active dialog box appears.
  
  
• A Windows Command Prompt window opens with the following message:

     CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories.
     'directory_name\' is not recognized as an internal 
     or external file command, operable program or batch file.
  

  where directory_name\ equals the name of a directory with an ampersand in the title, such as &qualityassurance, quality & assurance, quality&assurance, and so on.
  
  

• The following dialog box appears:

     Automation Error
     Error: An automation error occurred (0).
  

To avoid this problem, do not use special characters, such as ampersands, in Windows directory and folder names.

This issue is planned to be fixed in a later release of SAS.

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