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Problem Note 33568: An error occurs when you use the UPLOAD or DOWNLOAD procedures and you specify data set options for either the input data set or the output data set
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In SAS/CONNECT® software, the following error can occur when you use PROC UPLOAD or PROC DOWNLOAD and you specify data set options for either the input data set or the output data set:
SPAN ERROR: A bug in SAS has been encountered. Please call your SAS representative and report the following message: WZX: origin buffer overflowed.
The following UPLOAD procedure is an example that results in this error:
rsubmit;
proc upload data=bplace out=lsound(where=(name=* 'jame'));
run;
endrsubmit;
This problem also occurs when you use the DATECOPY option in PROC UPLOAD or PROC DOWNLOAD.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/CONNECT | z/OS | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.2 TS1M0 | ||