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Problem Note 60784: SAS® Enterprise Guide® might display exceptions when the mouse pointer is positioned over a statement in SAS® program code

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SAS Enterprise Guide might display an exception when you position the mouse pointer over a statement in your SAS code.

This is one of the exceptions that you might see:

Length cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: length

 

Here is another exception that might appear:

Exception type:  System.ArgumentException
Message:         Width must be non-negative.

To prevent these exceptions, you can disable the autocomplete feature. Select Tools ► Options  ► SAS Programs ► Editor Options ► Autocomplete, and then deselect the Enable Autocomplete option.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemProduct ReleaseSAS Release
ReportedFixed*ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS Enterprise GuideMicrosoft® Windows® for x647.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit7.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x647.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit7.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x647.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit7.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x647.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit7.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x647.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows 107.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 20087.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R27.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x647.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter7.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter7.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std7.139.4 TS1M4
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std7.139.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit7.139.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Enterprise x647.139.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit7.139.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Home Premium x647.139.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit7.139.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Professional x647.139.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit7.139.4 TS1M4
Windows 7 Ultimate x647.139.4 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.