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Problem Note 59366: PROC UPLOAD and PROC DOWNLOAD fail with an error message that contains garbage characters
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Using the UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD procedures to transfer data between an EBCDIC host and non-EBCDIC host fails. When you encounter this problem, the error message that you receive contains garbage characters. For example, you might see an error message similar to the following:
ERROR: No logical assign for filename ÂÉÕÆÉÓÅ@.
This problem happens when you use filerefs in the syntax of your UPLOAD or DOWNLOAD procedure.
A workaround is to use the physical file path instead of a fileref in the PROC UPLOAD or PROC DOWNLOAD syntax.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/CONNECT | z/OS | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||