Problem Note 33872: PROC GLIMMIX handles formats on lengthy variables incorrectly
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Formatted character variables whose data set length is longer than the length of the formatted values and longer than 12 characters will display incorrect formatted values in the PROC GLIMMIX output and and in some cases the following error may appear in the SAS Log:
ERROR: Read Access Violation In Task [ GLIMMIX ) Exception occurred at (01079B07) Task Traceback Address Frame (DBGHELP API Version 4.0 rev 5) 01079B07 0596F340 sashost:Main+0x12E77 0561034A 0596F3A4 sasglimm:mcn_main+0x16F34A 05601E17 0596F430 sasglimm:mcn_main+0x160E17 054D7884 0596F544 sasglimm:mcn_main+0x36884 054A11B0 0596FF88 sasglimm:mcn_main+0x1B0 01072B02 0596FFA0 sashost:Main+0xBE72 01076C20 0596FFB4 sashost:Main+0xFF90 7C57B3BC 0596FFEC KERNEL32:lstrcmpiW+0xB7 ERROR: Signal caught by CMP from PROC.
There is no circumvention for the problem.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/STAT | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | ||
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#033872A 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#033872| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2009-07-20 21:21:33 |
| Date Created: | 2008-11-10 09:17:33 |