43857 - When creating external files containing fixed-length records, record attributes are created as NONE

Problem Note 43857: When creating external files containing fixed-length records, record attributes are created as NONE

If you create a file containing fixed-length records using SAS^® 9.2 on OpenVMS on HP Integrity (VMI), the record attributes displayed when issuing a dir/full on the file will display as NONE. The resulting external file will not contain the proper carriage return characters and the lines may wrap.

You can change the record attributes on the file to carriage return/carriage control outside of SAS using the following command:

   $ set file/attr=rat:cr outfile.dat

Alternatively, select the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this problem.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	OpenVMS on HP Integrity	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3

* 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.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2011-08-05 14:49:58
Date Created:	2011-07-28 13:14:09

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Problem Note 43857: When creating external files containing fixed-length records, record attributes are created as NONE

Operating System and Release Information