Problem Note 63230: "ERROR: The file has too long a member name..." occurs when you try to read an Oracle table name with more than 30 bytes
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When you try to read an Oracle table name with more than 30 bytes using SAS/ACCESS® Interface to Oracle, an error similar to the following occurs in the log:
libname ora oracle user pw=XXXXXX path=path;
data new;
set ora.'NCFAST_DW_NFDENORMALIZEDDECISION'n;
ERROR: The file ORA.NCFAST_DW_NFDENORMALIZEDDECISION.DATA has too long a member
name for the ORA library.
run;
data new;
set ora.'NCFAST_DW_NFDENORMALIZEDDECISION'n;
ERROR: The file ORA.NCFAST_DW_NFDENORMALIZEDDECISION.DATA has too long a member
name for the ORA library.
run;
Trying to open this table from the SAS Explorer window or trying to register this table in the SAS metadata causes the same error.
To work around this issue, you can create an Oracle view name that is 30 characters or less and access the view from SAS.
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/ACCESS Interface to Oracle | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M5 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B6Q.html#63230A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to Oracle 9.42 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/C7I.html#63230A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M4 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/A3Z.html#63230A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to Oracle 9.41 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B4F.html#63230
In SAS/ACCESS® Interface to Oracle, you receive the following error when you try to read an Oracle table name with more than 30 bytes: "ERROR: The file ORA.NCFAST_DW_NFDENORMALIZEDDECISION.DATA has too long a member name for the ORA library."
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2019-01-02 13:45:51 |
| Date Created: | 2018-11-14 21:22:59 |