Problem Note 43967: Indexes on data sets can become corrupt when run against the same data multiple times
Your indexes might become corrupt when you run DATA step code on a data set. The problem can occur when you access the same data set more than 15 times within a macro loop.
The following error appears:
NOTE: Requested operation denied. Index file test.foo.INDX is damaged
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue for Base SAS® 9.21_M3.
The problem has been fixed in SAS® 9.3.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows Vista | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.21_M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
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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.
Indexes become corrupt when run against the same data multiple times.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2011-08-17 10:36:37 |
| Date Created: | 2011-08-11 09:11:48 |
