Problem Note 49687: PROC DS2 truncates string literals longer than 256 characters
You can write PROC DS2 code that includes string literals longer than 256 characters. However, the strings are truncated to 256 characters.
This problem also occurs in SAS® DS2 Activities for SAS® Real-Time Decision Manager.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows Vista | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Linux | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.21 | 9.4 | | 9.4 TS1M0 |
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For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2013-04-26 11:31:01 |
| Date Created: | 2013-04-18 14:26:24 |
