If an attempt is made to access a nonexistent SAS data set within a metadata-bound library that is allocated to a SAS/SHARE server, the SAS/SHARE server might terminate.

On the first attempt to access the nonexistent data set, the SAS/SHARE server might produce a traceback in its log similar to the following and continue executing:

However, repeated attempts to access the nonexistent data set can cause further tracebacks, and then the SAS/SHARE server terminates.

This behavior occurs only when the request is made from a client that uses Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) with the SAS/SHARE server.

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Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M7 is available at: