Problem Note 58674: The CATX function does not return the expected results when it is used with PROC DS2
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The CATX function is documented to skip over zero-length or missing arguments. However, this behavior does not occur when the CATX function is used with PROC DS2 and unexpected results might be generated.
For example, consider the following line of code:
AA = catx('^', ' ', 'a', 'b', '', 'c');
The variable AA will have a value of ^a^b^^c. The code should produce a value of a^b^c.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
| z/OS | 9.4 TS1M3 | V.03.00 TS M0 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Threaded Kernel DS2 and FedSQL Language Processors 9.41_M1 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/A1F.html#58674| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> DS2 SAS Reference ==> Functions ==> Character ==> CATX |
| Date Modified: | 2016-12-14 13:04:29 |
| Date Created: | 2016-07-26 12:50:09 |