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Problem Note 58364: The NLPCT informat reads some values incorrectly

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The NLPCT informat does not read all values correctly. Negative values with more than one digit after the decimal point are problematic. The informat reads all values correctly prior to the third maintenance release of SAS® 9.4 (TS1M3).

The example code below illustrates the problem:

data test_EN;   
   input a nlpct.; 
   put a= a=nlpct20.2 a=20.4;
   datalines; 
9%
-9%
0.9%
-0.9% 
0.09%
-0.09%
0.01%
-0.01%
; 
run;

The sixth and eighth observations produce incorrect values for variable A. Notice the first values in each row of the SAS® log output shown on the Output tab.

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Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASSolaris for x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Linux for x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
z/OS 64-bit9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
z/OS9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
HP-UX IPF9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
64-bit Enabled AIX9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Professional x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R29.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 109.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x649.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit9.4 TS1M39.4 TS1M4
* 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.