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Problem Note 57247: Passing a character array to a user-defined function that is called by PROC FCMP can generate errors
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The following error message is generated when the FCMP procedure calls a function that contains a character array:
ERROR: parsing error generating code
The following error messages are generated when a function that is created by PROC FCMP is called recursively and a character array is defined as an argument to the function call:
ERROR: An exception has been encountered.
Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information:
The SAS task name is [DATASTEP]
Segmentation Violation
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||
| z/OS | 9.4 TS1M3 | |||