Problem Note 44457: "ERROR: A character operand was found in the %EVAL function or %IF condition where a numeric operand is required..." might be encountered
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An error might be encountered in SAS® Size Profiling in "Generate Store Group" or "Generate Profiles" steps. An error message similar to the following can be found in the log:
ERROR: A character operand was found in the %EVAL function or %IF condition where a numeric operand is required. The condition was: 126319417 + 1.0004E8.
This error occurs when you have a very large profiling project and the number of observations is stored in exponential notation.
To work around this issue, reduce the scope of the profiling project.
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 Size Profiling | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 2.2_M1 | 3.2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 2.2_M1 | 3.2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 2.2_M1 | 3.2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 2.2_M1 | 3.2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 2.2_M1 | 3.2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 2.2_M1 | 3.2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 2.2_M1 | 3.2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Merchandise Intelligence 4.2_M2 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D81.html#44457| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2012-11-14 11:22:48 |
| Date Created: | 2011-09-28 16:15:06 |