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In SAS Release 8.2 TS Level 2M0, the DBGEN_NAME= option is renaming
variables that contain invalid characters differently than it is
designed to.

If you specify DBGEN_NAME=DBMS, the DBMS columns are renamed to
valid SAS variable names. Disallowed characters are converted to
underscores, thus a column named "dept$amt" would be renamed to
"dept_amt". If a column is converted to a name that already exists, a
sequence number is appended to the end.

If you specify DBGEN_NAME=SAS, DBMS columns are renamed to the format
_COLn, where n is the column number (starting with zero). For example,
a DBMS column named dept$amt is renamed to _COLn.

Currently, regardless of the option setting, the column variables are
renamed to _COLn. These are valid SAS names but not what is expected for
the DBMS value setting.

A Technical Support hot fix for Release 8.2 TSLEVEL TS2M0 (with
Asian Language Support) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/82_dbcs_prod_list.html#006874

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for Release 8.2 (TS2M0) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at: