When you use variables of the long binary (BLOB) type, a segmentation violation such as the following occurs in the SAS® System because the length is set to -1.

Segmentation Violation In Task [ SQL      ]
Fault Occurred at [_fill+0x44]

Task Traceback

_fill+0x44
xvsele+0x38 -- bridge stub
sqlprep+0x38 -- bridge stub
sqlloop+0x38 -- bridge stub
_uc_trampoline+0xfffffffffffffffc
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
Segmentation Violation In Task [ SQL      ]
Fault Occurred at [0x100018efc(?)]

A hot fix is available for this issue. Before installing the hot fix, you need to include the appropriate SET= option in the OPTIONS statement for your operating system, as follows:

Host        Options
====        ========
WIN      options set=SASMYL MYWIN417
R64/AIX  options set=SASMYL MYR64417

Then install the hot fix.

Select the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix.

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: