Problem Note 43143: Invalid XML files are generated with ODS XML when special characters are included in a variable label
When using the ODS XML destination to generate XML files, the files are created incorrectly when variable labels contain special characters such as those within the following parentheses ( "'<> & ). These special characters should be encoded into the valid entities; however, they are passed to the XML file as they are.
The example code below demonstrates the incorrect creation of the file.
ods xml file="c:\temp.xml";
proc print data=sashelp.class label;
label age='<test>';
run;
ods xml close;
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Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 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 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 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| z/OS | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Linux | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
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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.
Invalid XML files are generated with ODS XML when special characters are included in a variable label.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2011-05-05 09:32:41 |
| Date Created: | 2011-05-04 06:17:19 |
