The following error might be issued when bulk-loading to DB2 when using SAS/ACCESS^® Interface to DB2.

To circumvent the problem, set the LANG environment variable to LANG=en_US.

To set this variable under UNIX, add the following line to the sasenv_local file located in $SASROOT/bin:

To set this variable under Windows, complete these steps:

1. Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
2. Click Advanced system settings.
3. Click Environment Variables.
4. Under System Variables, click New and enter these values:
   • Variable name: LANG
   • Variable value: en_US

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