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Problem Note 64430: The IMPORT procedure fails in SAS when you use the GUESSINGROWS=MAX option or a high value for the argument in the GUESSINGROWS= statement
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In SAS® 9.4M6 (TS1M6), PROC IMPORT causes SAS to stop working in either of the following scenarios:
- You use a high value for the argument with the GUESSINGROWS= statement.
- The GUESSINGROWS=MAX option is used to read a comma-delimited file or a tab-delimited file.
A workaround is to not use either the MAX argument or a high value for the argument in the GUESSINGROWS= statement.
Another workaround is to use a DATA step with INFILE and INPUT statements to read a delimited file.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||