Problem Note 39198: "Unable to read SAS Report file" when output type is SAS Report
When your output type is SAS Report, you might see an error message similar to the following:
Unable to read SAS Report file.
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An error occurred while parsing EntityName. Line 276, position 87.
This error can occur when you're trying to do a cross tabulation in a Proc Freq or Summary Table task and one of the variable names contains "&".
As a workaround, remove "&" from the variable name or use a different result type.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.2 | 4.22 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Windows Vista | 4.2 | 4.22 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 4.2 | 4.22 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.2 | 4.22 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.2 | 4.22 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.2 | 4.22 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.2 | 4.22 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.2 | 4.22 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.2 | 4.22 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
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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.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> FREQ
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| Date Modified: | 2010-09-03 10:47:18 |
| Date Created: | 2010-03-29 10:15:02 |
