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Problem Note 46630: The error "Image SASORA found but not loadable" occurs in SAS® 9.3
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When you use SAS/ACCESS® Interface to Oracle with SAS 9.3 TS1M1 on a Windows x64 system, you might receive these error messages:
To resolve the problem, follow the steps below.
Warning: Changes in the Windows registry can render your system unusable and require that you reinstall the operating system. Always back up your registry before you make any registry changes. For assistance, see Windows Help, Microsoft documentation, or the Microsoft Windows website. SAS is not responsible when you edit the Windows registry.
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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.
ERROR: The SAS/ACCESS Interface to ORACLE cannot be loaded.
ERROR: Image SASORA found but not loadable.
Please make sure Oracle environment is set correctly.
Look in the install/Config doc for additional info for your platform.
Other possible reasons - incomplete Oracle client install, 32/64-bit mismatch between Oracle client & SAS,
incorrect Oracle client version(Oracle client must match the version picked during post-install process),
incompatible sasora for your OS or its attribs don't permit SAS to load it.
ERROR: A Connection to the oracle DBMS is not currently supported, or is not installed at your site.Warning: Changes in the Windows registry can render your system unusable and require that you reinstall the operating system. Always back up your registry before you make any registry changes. For assistance, see Windows Help, Microsoft documentation, or the Microsoft Windows website. SAS is not responsible when you edit the Windows registry.
- Open the Windows Registry Editor:
- Select Start ► Run.
- Enter regedit in the search box.
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths.
- Look for the key SAS.EXE. There are two entries under SAS.EXE. Remove the quotation marks from the beginning and end of the paths for both entries.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to Oracle | Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||