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Problem Note 42576: PC File Server generates "Failed to Connect to Server" message when the server name is longer than 32 characters
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When importing files using the PC File Server the following error can be generated:
ERROR: Failed to connect to the Server:Servername.ipaddress.longname.c
The server name will be truncated in the message. The problem occurs when the server name is longer than 32 characters in the server parameter as shown below:
proc import dbms=excelcs
out=work.test12 datafile='c:\mydir\test.xls' replace;
port=8621;
server='Servername.ipaddress.longname.com';
sheet='sheet1';
run;
To resolve the problem do one of the following:
- Replace the server= name with the IP address rather than the actual servername
- Use the second maintenance release of SAS 9.2 (TS2M2) or later where the server=parameter can be up to 255 characters.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Linux | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Linux on Itanium | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Tru64 UNIX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||