Problem Note 63818: SAS® Enterprise Guide® fails with "Unable to cast object of type 'SAS.EG.SDS.Model.OMDataset'" when exploring data sets in the SAS Folders window
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In SAS Enterprise Guide, you might see the following application error when you select to Explore a data set from the SAS Folders window:
Unable to cast object of type 'SAS.EG.SDS.Model.OMDataset' to type 'SAS.EG.SDS.Model.Dataset'.
Exception Details:
Exception type: System.InvalidCastException
Message: Unable to cast object of type 'SAS.EG.SDS.Model.OMDataset' to type 'SAS.EG.SDS.Model.Dataset'.
Source: SAS.EG.Application
Target Site: OnAddToExploreDataList
Exception Details:
Exception type: System.InvalidCastException
Message: Unable to cast object of type 'SAS.EG.SDS.Model.OMDataset' to type 'SAS.EG.SDS.Model.Dataset'.
Source: SAS.EG.Application
Target Site: OnAddToExploreDataList
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 7.15 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 7.15 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 7.15 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 7.15 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B4N.html#63818| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2019-06-28 15:36:03 |
| Date Created: | 2019-03-11 07:16:00 |