Problem Note 63458: A SAS® Infrastructure for Risk Management backup script fails with "ERROR: An invalid number was found in buffer..."
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When you run the %irm_bkup_instances script without specifying a port number, the script fails with the following errors:
ERROR: An invalid number was found in buffer.
ERROR: The port value (SASStudio) is invalid.
ERROR: URL is malformed.
ERROR: The port value (SASStudio) is invalid.
ERROR: URL is malformed.
As a workaround, specify the correct port number and the script completes successfully.
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 Infrastructure for Risk Management | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M5 |
| Linux for x64 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Infrastructure for Risk Management 3.4 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B5C.html#63458
When you do not specify a port number, %irm_bkup_instances fail with the following errors: "ERROR: An invalid number was found in buffer. ERROR: The port value (SASStudio) is invalid. ERROR: URL is malformed."
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2020-02-26 12:51:45 |
| Date Created: | 2019-01-08 10:32:54 |