Problem Note 43848: The FORMCHAR= setting in the configuration file is incorrect for some National Language Support languages in SAS® 9.3
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The definition of the FORMCHAR= system option is wrong for the following National Language Support (NLS) configuration files: 1D, AR, HU, IW, JA, KO, NL, NO, PB, PL, RU, TR, U8, ZH, ZT
As a result, you might get incorrect formatting. For example, extra zeros (000000) might appear in the output.
To fix the problem, do the following:
- Go to C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.3\nls.
- Open the language folder for your SAS language. For example, for Japanese, open the ja folder.
- Using Notepad, open the sasv9.cfg file and locate this section:
/* This is the ANSI character set (for SAS Monospace font and ANSI Sasfont) */ -FORMCHAR '7c2d2d2d2d7c2b7c2d2d2d2b307c2d2f5c3c3e2a'x
- Change the 30 to 3d.
- Save and close the file.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Z64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | alert |
| Date Modified: | 2011-09-15 13:16:31 |
| Date Created: | 2011-07-27 18:00:29 |