Problem Note 54942: Use of the single quotation mark character with the TIMEZONE option fails with error
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In Windows and z/OS environments, if the value specified for the SAS® option TIMEZONE= is enclosed in single quotation marks, the step fails. An error is written to the SAS log file:
ERROR: The conversion of TIMEZONE to Java options failed.
To circumvent this problem, use one of the following syntax alternatives:
TIMEZONE=(America/Los_Angeles)
TIMEZONE=America/Los_Angeles
TIMEZONE="America/Los_Angeles"
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
| z/OS | 9.4_M1 | 9.4 TS1M1 | ||||
If you enclose the value of the TIMEZONE= option in single quotation marks, an error occurs:
ERROR: The conversion of TIMEZONE to Java options failed.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2017-01-23 14:57:03 |
| Date Created: | 2015-01-07 10:06:50 |