The _SASPROGRAMFILE macro variable returns incorrect information when the program that contains the macro variable is stored on a shared drive. 

The incorrect result shows the string ~~ds~~ before the location of the program.

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Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS Studio	Microsoft® Windows® for x64	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 10	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows 95/98	3.8
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	3.8
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	3.8
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	3.8
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	3.8
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	3.8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	3.8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	3.8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	3.8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64	3.8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	3.8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	3.8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	3.8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows Server 2016	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows Server 2019	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	3.8
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Professional x64	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	3.8	3.81		9.4 TS1M7
		Windows Millennium Edition (Me)	3.8
		Windows Vista	3.8
		Windows Vista for x64	3.8

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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A fix for this issue for SAS Studio 3.8 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D8F.html#66388

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The incorrect result from the _SASPROGRAMFILE macro variable displays the string ~~ds~~ before the location of the program.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2020-09-14 14:35:20
Date Created:	2020-07-29 10:37:49