Problem Note 55157: Adding a variable to a tracked link in SAS® Digital Marketing Studio generates an incorrect error message
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In SAS Digital Marketing Studio, you can add a tracked link on the Edit Content page by selecting Edit ► Insert ► Tracked link. You can choose to include a variable as part of the URL for the tracked link. For example, the following URL includes a variable named COUNTRYCODE:
http://www.sas.com/{{COUNTRYCODE}}
When you include a variable as part of the URL, you receive the following error message:
The link could not be validated.
Illegal characters in path at index 19:http://www.sas.com/{{COUNTRYCODE}}
Do you wish to proceed?
This error message is incorrect. Although the link cannot be validated at this time, the characters are not invalid. Therefore, you should choose to proceed.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Digital Marketing | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows Vista | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.5 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2015-02-24 11:02:28 |
| Date Created: | 2015-02-06 07:20:23 |