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Problem Note 44872: SAS® Stored Process "File or directory" prompt does not work with file extension specification

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If a SAS® Stored Process File or Directory prompt has a File extenision specification, then the prompt will not work properly. When you browse a directory to select a file, no files will be displayed.

The following approach should illustrate the problem.

  1. Using SAS® Management Console, create a SAS Stored Process that has a File or directory prompt.
  2. On the Prompt Type and Values tab, specify:
          Prompt type:  File or directory
     
          Selection type:  Files
     
          File Extensions:  txt
     
  3. Save the settings.
  4. Run the SAS Stored Process using the SAS Stored Process Web Application.
  5. Using the File prompt that was defined above, drill down and select a folder that contains some *.txt files.

    No files will be shown.

This problem occurs in SAS® 9.2 and in SAS® 9.3.

Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS Integration Technologiesz/OS9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x649.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Windows Vista9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Windows Vista for x649.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
64-bit Enabled AIX9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
64-bit Enabled HP-UX9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
HP-UX IPF9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Linux9.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Linux for x649.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Solaris for x649.2 TS2M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.3 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.3 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.3 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.3 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.3 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.3 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Professional x649.3 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.3 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.3 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
* 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.