Problem Note 43143: Invalid XML files are generated with ODS XML when special characters are included in a variable label
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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;
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 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 | ||
A fix for this issue for ODS Templates 9.21_M2 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/C30.html#43143
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 |