Problem Note 42376: An error occurs when reading a filename that includes an asterisk (*) with the Japanese edition of SAS® 9.2 in a Windows operating environment
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When you are using a Japanese edition of SAS 9.2 under Windows, the following error message is displayed when you attempt to read an external file that includes an asterisk (*) in the filename:
ERROR: Physical file does not exist
This problem does not occur with SAS® 9.1.3. As a workaround, rename the file so that an asterisk is not part of the name of the file.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.21_M1 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/A50.html#42376A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.21_M3 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B25.html#42376| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2011-02-17 09:27:00 |
| Date Created: | 2011-02-11 18:13:23 |