Problem Note 49839: You receive an error message indicating the %INCLUDE has encountered an I/O error
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When using the %INCLUDE statement you may receive the following two error messages that are valid when you have insufficient permissions to a file:
ERROR: Insufficient authorization to access /xxxxx/xxxxx.txt.
ERROR: Cannot open %INCLUDE file /xxxxx/xxxxx.txt.
ERROR: Cannot open %INCLUDE file /xxxxx/xxxxx.txt.
Starting in SAS® 9.3 TS1M2 you may receive the two errors noted above along with the following error. This additional error causes SAS to stop processing remaining submitted statements.
ERROR: %INCLUDE has encountered an I/O/ error. Canceling submitted statements.
This problem will be fixed in a future release of SAS.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Z64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3_M2 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.3_M2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I22.html#49839| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Statements ==> Program Control ==> %INCLUDE |
| Date Modified: | 2018-11-05 09:18:46 |
| Date Created: | 2013-05-02 11:03:43 |