Problem Note 55695: "ERROR: Out of memory" or "ERROR: General error" might be issued when you use a global package in PROC DS2 code
One of the following error messages might be generated when you use a global package in PROC DS2 code:
ERROR: Out of memory
ERROR: General error
The problem occurs because of a memory leak. There is currently no circumvention for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Z64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.4 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
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For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2015-05-06 10:35:51 |
| Date Created: | 2015-05-01 09:14:18 |
