37227 - Incorrect results when using a UNIX named pipe

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Problem Note 37227: Incorrect results when using a UNIX named pipe

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If you use a UNIX named pipe to read an external file, the first 4 bytes of the file will be missing.

For example, if the file contains the string abcdefghi, the first 4 bytes (abcd) will be lost, and the value that is read will be efghi.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
Product Family	Product	System	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	64-bit Enabled AIX	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M3
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M3
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M3
		HP-UX IPF	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Linux	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Linux for x64	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M3
		Solaris for x64	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M3

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.21_M1 is available at:

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/A50.html#37227

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2009-10-22 10:58:03
Date Created:	2009-09-21 12:38:40