Problem Note 65834: PROC METADATA returns various errors when the input contains certain multi-byte characters
The METADATA procedure might return an error similar to one of the following:
- ERROR: Missing root element definition.
- ERROR: There is an illegal character in the name.
The error can occur when all of the following are true:
- The SAS® session encoding is UTF-8.
- The input XML string or file contains a multi-byte character such as the following Turkish character: a lowercase, undotted "i".
- The multi-byte character upcases to a single-byte character.
The problem occurs because the XML parser mishandles the change in bytes. The error that is returned depends on the location of the character in the input and the impact its location has on further parsing.
The error is most commonly reported for jobs that work with Metadata identities, such as synchronizing identities with LDAP and adding users to metadata from other SAS applications like SAS® Fraud Management.
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Operating System and Release Information
SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Linux for x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M5 | | 9.4 TS1M5 | |
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Type: | Problem Note |
Priority: | medium |
Date Modified: | 2020-05-07 16:12:13 |
Date Created: | 2020-04-10 08:49:53 |