Problem Note 44062: Computed column might cause a syntax error after project migration to SAS® Enterprise Guide® 4.3
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After migrating from SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1 to version 4.3, column names of computed columns might change to include a number appended at the end. The changed column name might result in a warning similar to the one shown below.
WARNING: Variable var_name already exists on file Lib_Name.Table_Name.
This warning will most likely occur when the orginal 4.1 query references column names that are differentiated only by the number that is appended to the end of the name (for example, test1, test2, test11, test21).
After project migration the sample column names above will become:
test11, test11, test21, test22, which will result in an error similar to the one above.
There is currently no circumvention for this problem other than to manually rename the columns after project migration.
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 Enterprise Guide | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows Vista | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 4.3 | 4.305 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||