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Usage Note 40422: Functionality is added to SAS/ACCESS® Interface to Aster nCluster to use control characters for delimiter and quote characters when bulk loading

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Functionaly is added to SAS/ACCESS Interface to Aster nCluster to use control characters for the delimiter and quote characters when bulk loading.

New data set options

BL_ESCAPE=
This option sets the escape character that is used by nCluster_loader.

BL_QUOTE=
This option sets the quote character that is used by nCluster_loader.

BL_USE_NULL= YES/NO
NO) This option changes the null marker to null (No=\N; Yes=null). Use this option if you are using the -c option with BL_OPTIONS.

Special CONTROL entries for BL_ESCAPE, BL_QUOTE, and BL_DELIMITER

You can use the following CONTROL entries for nCluster_loader escape, quote, and delimiter characters to load data that would otherwise fail to load because it contains standard characters:

CONTROL = Crtl-K
CONTROL1 = Crtl-L
CONTROL2 = Crtl-G

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue. Applying the hot fix enables you to use the new functionality.



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS/ACCESS Interface to Aster nClusterMicrosoft® Windows® for x649.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x649.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Professional x649.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.2 TS2M3
Windows Vista9.2 TS2M3
Windows Vista for x649.2 TS2M3
Linux9.2 TS2M3
Linux for x649.2 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.