Problem Note 47235: A system abend 0C4 occurs when you use the FILEVAR option or a concatenated fileref in SAS® 9.3
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When you use an INFILE statement with the FILEVAR option to read concatenated files, an error might occur if a later file has a larger LRECL value than the first file. This problem can also occur if there are multiple data set names in a FILENAME statement.
An error similar to the following might appear in your SAS log:
data _null_;
file 'userid.test.lrecl500' lrecl=500 recfm=v;
put 'lrecl500: record 1';
run;
data _null_;
file 'userid.test.lrecl18k' lrecl=18000 recfm=v;
put 'lrecl18k: record 1';
/* example with datasets concatenated in the FILENAME statement */
filename concat ('userid.sas.lrecl500' 'userid.sas.lrecl18k');
data _null_;
infile concat pad;
input;
put _infile_;
run;
/* example with FILEVAR option in INPUT statement */
data test;
length dsname $ 44;
if _n_=1 or fileend then link getfile;
infile test filevar=dsname length=linelen end=fileend;
input @1 line $varying80. linelen;
list;
return;
getfile:
infile cards;
input @1 dsname $char44.;
return;
cards;
userid.test.lrecl500'
userid.test.lrecl18K'
run; Workaround
You can circumvent this problem using the LS= option in the INFILE statement.
Code LS=nnnn in the INFILE statement, where nnnn is the largest LRECL of any data set being read.
The LS= option in the INFILE statement specifies how much of a record can be used by the INPUT statement. If the LRECL for a file is smaller than the LS= option, then the entire record is available for use by the INPUT statement. If the LRECL for a file is larger than the LS= option, then only the number of bytes specified in the LS= option is available to the INPUT statement.
A fix for this issue is planned for a future software release.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 |