When you use PROC EXPORT with the DBMS=DBF option to create a .dbf file from a SAS® data set, messages similar to the following occur in the SAS log:
In this scenario, variable length is truncated to 254 characters.
You encounter this issue if you submit code similar to the following:
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Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 |
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
z/OS | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Linux for x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 |