Problem Note 63289: Data set or program names can display unrecognizable characters in the tooltip when you place your pointer on minimized windows or the View Table icon
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When you run SAS® 9.4 with UTF-8 session encoding, you can see characters from what looks to be a different language in a tooltip.
The problem is seen under these conditions:
- You position your pointer over minimized Program Editor or Enhanced Editor windows.
- You point to the View Table icon in the Windows taskbar.
This issue is demonstrated in the image below:
The problem occurs in these circumstances:
- You use 36 characters or more in a program name.
- You use 27 characters or more in a data set name.
To work around this issue, use shorter names for your SAS programs and data sets.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
When you run SAS® 9.4 with UTF-8 session encoding, the tooltip for certain minimized windows can display strange, unexpected characters for long data set or file names.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2018-12-18 16:18:15 |
| Date Created: | 2018-11-28 13:01:58 |