43858 - SAS® 9.2 creates an incorrectly formatted fixed-length record file when the record length is an odd number

Problem Note 43858: SAS® 9.2 creates an incorrectly formatted fixed-length record file when the record length is an odd number

If you create a fixed-length record file where the record length of every record in the file is an odd number, the file is formatted incorrectly.

Here is an example of a program that creates a fixed-length record file called outfile.dat:

   DATA _NULL_;
   FILE "OUTFILE.DAT" LRECL=15 RECFM=F;
   AA='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO';
   DO X = 1 TO 4;
      PUT @1  AA   $15.;
   END;
   RUN;

The contents of outfile.dat are then incorrect:

   $ TYPE OUTFILE.DAT
   ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
   BCDEFGHIJKLMNOA
   CDEFGHIJKLMNOAB
   DEFGHIJKLMNO

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Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2011-08-30 14:16:07
Date Created:	2011-07-28 14:08:11