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Problem Note 47316: The error "Write Access Violation In Task [ DATASTEP ]" occurs within a DATA step that contains a hash table
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The following Write Access Violation might occur within a DATA step containing a hash table:
ERROR: Write Access Violation In Task [ DATASTEP ]
Exception occurred at (0DD63DE6)
Task Traceback
Address Frame (DBGHELP API Version 4.0 rev 5)
000000000DD63DE6 000000000E68F490 0001:0000000000002DE6 tkeaa.dll
000000000DD62DB1 000000000E68F4D0 0001:0000000000001DB1 tkeaa.dll
0000000006A65142 000000000E68F4D8 sasdaa:tkvercn1+0x4102
000000000B3F2B78 000000000E68F988 sasdsx:tkvercn1+0x41B38
000000000B3ECDDC 000000000E68FA60 sasdsx:tkvercn1+0x3BD9C
Exception occurred at (0DD63DE6)
Task Traceback
Address Frame (DBGHELP API Version 4.0 rev 5)
000000000DD63DE6 000000000E68F490 0001:0000000000002DE6 tkeaa.dll
000000000DD62DB1 000000000E68F4D0 0001:0000000000001DB1 tkeaa.dll
0000000006A65142 000000000E68F4D8 sasdaa:tkvercn1+0x4102
000000000B3F2B78 000000000E68F988 sasdsx:tkvercn1+0x41B38
000000000B3ECDDC 000000000E68FA60 sasdsx:tkvercn1+0x3BD9C
The cause of the problem is associated with an attempt to allocate more than 4 GB, and its occurrence is not necessarily limited to a hash table within a DATA step.
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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 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||