If a SAS^® Stored Process attempts to read from an Input Steam that contains no data, the SAS^® Stored Process Server will stop responding.

For example, if a SAS Stored Process has an Input Stream called webin and the client application does not provide any data in this Input Stream when it invokes the SAS Stored Process, then the following code will cause the Stored Process Server to stop responding.

data _null_;
  infile webin;  /* Input Stream is empty */
  input;
  list;
run;

%macro read_stream(stream_fileref);
   
   data _null_;
     infile &stream_fileref readtimeout=10;  
   run;

   libname &stream_fileref xml;

   proc copy in=&stream_fileref out=work;
   run;

   libname &stream_fileref clear;

%mend read_stream;

%read_stream(webin);

 

An Input Stream can be specified using the SAS^® Management Console.

When running SAS Management Console in SAS^® 9.1.3, perform the following steps:

1. Select the Properties window for the SAS Stored Process.
2. Select the Execution tab in the Properties window.
3. Click the Streams button.

When running SAS Management Console in SAS^® 9.2, perform the following steps:

1. Select the Properties window for the SAS Stored Process.
2. Select the Data tab in the Properties window.
3. Click the New button.
4. Specify the Input Stream on the New Data Source window.

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