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Problem Note 48956: Using the PRELOADFMT option in a summary procedure and the OTHER= keyword in PROC FORMAT might generate error messages
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The following error messages might be generated when the PRELOADFMT option is used in summary procedures such as MEANS, SUMMARY, REPORT, or TABULATE:
ERROR: The "other" format range for variable x is unreachable. ERROR: A format range for the variable x could not be pre-loaded.
The error messages are generated when all of the following occur:
- The PRELOADFMT option is specified in a procedure that uses the summary object.
- The OTHER= keyword is used with PROC FORMAT to capture missing values.
- The LOW and HIGH range keywords are also used with PROC FORMAT.
If any value other than a missing value can be included as part of the OTHER category, the error messages do not occur.
To circumvent the problem, do one of the following:
- Remove the PRELOADFMT option.
- Specifically assign a missing value in PROC FORMAT instead of using the OTHER= category.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.21_M3 | 9.4_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||