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Problem Note 49871: Transcoding errors occur in the Asian language version of SAS® 9.3 when a SYSTEM function is used to run a UNIX command with a DBCS string
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When you use the SYSTEM option to execuate a UNIX command with double-byte character set (DBCS) characters in DBCS SAS 9.3, errors similar to the following occur:
ERROR: Execution of the Command '/bin/sh' failed. ERROR: ERROR: Some code points did not transcode.
Sample Code
data _null_ ;
rc = system('mkdir ') ;
run;
The problem does not occur in SAS® 9.2
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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 | 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3_M1 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3_M1 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3_M1 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3_M1 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.3_M1 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3_M1 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3_M1 | 9.4 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||