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Problem Note 52341: "Error: Connection string, DSN or file DSN syntax or usage error" might occur when you try to publish formats to Teradata
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Running the %INDTD_PUBLISH_FORMATS macro to publish formats to Teradata might result in errors. Errors similar to the following might be written to the BTEQOUTPUT.LOG file:
ERROR: Connection string, DSN or file DSN syntax or usage error
ERROR: Parsing failed at or near column 99: Columns 83-114 = "o_sastrgrp_dbUID=stomog;PWD={SAS"This error occurs when the Teradata database name is 29 or 30 characters long. There is currently no workaround for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||