Problem Note 4078: FILENAME statement requests three tape mounts for a single tape
The FILENAME statement requests three tape mounts for a single tape.
When SAS processes the FILENAME statement, it allocates the file, gets
information about the file, and then deallocates it. This logic is
called twice by the portable code, causing the first two mounts and
dismounts. Then the file is allocated to complete the assignment,
thereby causing the third tape mount requests.
To circumvent this problem, allocate the file externally with a DD
statement in the JCL.
A Technical Support hot fix for Release 8.1 TSLEVEL TS1M0 for this issue
is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/81_sbcs_prod_list.html#004078
A Technical Support hot fix for Release 8.2 TSLEVEL TS2M0 for this issue
is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/82_sbcs_prod_list.html#004078
For customers running SAS with Asian Language Support (DBCS), this hot
fix should be downloaded from:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/82_dbcs_prod_list.html#004078
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 8 TS M0 | 9 TS M0 |
*
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: | medium |
| Topic: | Data Management ==> Access ==> External I/O
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| Date Modified: | 2003-04-04 10:50:03 |
| Date Created: | 2001-01-10 13:36:47 |
