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Problem Note 41266: Filenames with a "\dq" or "\sq" in the path are interpreted incorrectly in SAS® Enterprise Guide®
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If a filename contains a "dq" or an "sq" after a "\", SAS Enterprise interprets the slash as an escape character, which generates the following error:
ERROR: Invalid physical name for library X. ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.
Here is an example.
libname example "C:\example\dqtemp";
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This statement is interpreted as the following by SAS Enterprise Guide.
libname example "C:\example""temp";
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The workaround is to change the backslashes in the path to forward slashes, like:
libname example "C:/example/dqtemp";
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A hotfix is planned for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Windows Vista | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M2 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||