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Problem Note 35584: Incorrect syntax for FMTSEARCH option results in formats not being found
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When listing format catalogs using the FMTSEARCH system option, the list must be separated by spaces.
options fmtsearch=(abc def);
If another delimiter is used, such as a comma, no ERROR or WARNING message is issued regarding the incorrect syntax. However, an ERROR message will occur related to the formats in the catalog not being found.
ERROR: The format XXX was not found or could not be loaded.
In a future release of SAS, a message will be issued regarding the incorrect syntax.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| OpenVMS VAX | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| OS/2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | ||||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows Millennium Edition (Me) | ||||
| Windows Vista | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| ABI+ for Intel Architecture | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| AIX | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| HP-UX | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| IRIX | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Linux | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Linux on Itanium | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| OpenVMS Alpha | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Solaris | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Tru64 UNIX | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||