Problem Note 45987: Resizing columns with a LENGTH statement might fail
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If you run SAS® 9.3 on Linux for x64 or on Oracle Solaris for x64, and you resize columns using a LENGTH statement, an error similar to the following occurs:
ERROR: An exception has been encountered. Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information: The SAS task name is [DATASTEP] Segmentation Violation Traceback of the Exception: /sasgen/dev/mva-d312h1/SAS/laxnd/sas [0x5ca869] /sasgen/dev/mva-d312h1/SAS/laxnd/sas [0x5ca825] /sasgen/dev/mva-d312h1/SAS/laxnd/sas [0x42d241] /sasgen/dev/mva-d312h1/SAS/laxnd/sas [0x42cd4a] /sasgen/wky/mva-v930/sasdvd/com/laxnd/tkmk.so(bkt_signal_handler+0x316) [0x2b9b09f92e72] /lib64/libpthread.so.0 [0x2b9b09788d60] [0x2aaaae283f6f]
The same problem exists for SAS® 9.3 on Microsoft Windows for x64. An error similar to the following occurs:
ERROR: An exception has been encountered. Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information: The SAS task name is [DATASTEP] ERROR: Read Access Violation DATASTEP Exception occurred at (057E1417) Task Traceback Address Frame (DBGHLP API Version 4.0 rev 5) 0000000001DA59AE 0000000006D1F8E8 tkmk:tkBoot+0x498E
Select the Full Code tab for an example program that replicates the problem.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Solaris for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
The following code replicates the error(s):
data tempdata;
length col1 $36 col2 $32 col3 $12 col4 $223 col5 $3;
output;
run;
data temp;
length col2 $32 col3 $12 col4 $385 col5 $3;
set tempdata;
run;
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.3_M1 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/F98.html#45987
When you try to resize columns, a Segmentation Violation or Access Violation error might occur.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2012-03-12 13:27:43 |
| Date Created: | 2012-03-12 05:56:35 |