Problem Note 50028: An error can occur when you have a parameter that contains Japanese characters in a SAS® Stored Process prompt
 |  |  |  |  |
When a parameter in SAS® Stored Process prompt contains Japanese double-byte character set (DBCS) characters, the following error might be generated:
An error occurred executing the stored process job "<Stored Process name>". The stored process library failed to retrieve the log. [Error] STP: The SAS log is unobtainable.
The problem occurs when a long macro-variable value that contains Japanese DBCS characters is split across lines in the middle of one of the DBCS characters. When this happens, the parameter cannot be passed properly and the error is generated.
To work around the problem, either remove the DBCS characters from the parameter or add a space in the parameter value to prevent the character from breaking across a line.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Integration Technologies | z/OS | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows Vista | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Integration Technologies 9.3_M1 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/G16.html#50028
When a long macro variable value in a SAS Stored Process prompt contains DBCS characters, the parameter might not be not passed properly. When this happens, the error "STP: THe SAS log is unobtainable" is generated.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2013-11-05 11:27:03 |
| Date Created: | 2013-05-23 16:02:58 |