Problem Note 54648: Including the LENGTH= modifier in an SQL query might result in incorrect results
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In BASE SAS® software, incorrect results might occur when you run an SQL procedure query and the following conditions exist:
- A view is created where a variable is renamed
- A second view is created where the first view is joined with a table and the renamed variable is selected with a LENGTH= column modifier
- A query references the second view and it contains a WHERE clause that is subsetting on the renamed variable
- Any of the following hot fixes have been applied: I22068, I22078, I22079, I22096, or I22104
The only workaround is to change the code such that one of the conditions does not exist.
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 | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Z64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Windows Vista | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.3_M2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I22.html#54648| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | alert |
| Date Modified: | 2015-02-02 10:54:08 |
| Date Created: | 2014-11-17 14:39:43 |