When a single-byte space is used as a delimiter in double-byte character set (DBCS) data, the KSCAN function does not work properly. No value is returned after you run the KSCAN function with a single-byte space as a delimiter. Here is an example:

The output, as follows, contains no result for X:

The result for X should like this:

This problem occurs only on SAS 9.3.

To work around the issue, use the SCAN function instead.

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Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.3_M2 is available at: