If you specify the FILEVAR= option in the same INFILE or FILE statement in which you are also using an INFILE/FILE user exit, the exit only is called for the first file that is specified through the FILEVAR= option. This behavior can lead to incorrect input or output because the data is not going through the INFILE/FILE user exit beyond the first file that is specified.

The only circumvention is to concatenate the files in JCL or in the FILENAME statement and not use the FILEVAR= option in the INFILE or FILE statement.

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Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	z/OS	9.1 TS1M3 SP4

* 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.

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A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#041191

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A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#041191

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A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.21_M3 is available at:

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B25.html#41191

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The INFILE/FILE user exit is assigned only to the first file that is specified through the FILEVAR= option.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2010-11-30 12:22:46
Date Created:	2010-10-11 13:15:11