Problem Note 43826: PROC MIXED reports a bug when the number of random effects exceeds 999.
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PROC MIXED generated the following error message when the number of random effects exceeds 999 --
ERROR: A bug in SAS has been encountered. Please call your SAS representative and report the following message: mixname: infinite loop |
There is no circumvention for this issue.
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 | SAS/STAT | z/OS | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.22 | 9.3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS/STAT 9.22 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B80.html#43826A fix for this issue for SAS/STAT 9.3 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/F06.html#43826| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2011-09-01 09:14:47 |
| Date Created: | 2011-07-26 14:02:22 |