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Problem Note 67148: The message "ERROR: CLI prepare error...ERROR: unterminated quoted string at or near "'\'" occurs when you use an escape character
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When you use an escape character as part of an SQL procedure query, an error is received. For example, the following PROC SQL step triggers the below error:
proc sql;
select * from redshift-libref.test where col2 like 'test_%' escape '\';
quit;
select * from redshift-libref.test where col2 like 'test_%' escape '\';
quit;
ERROR: CLI prepare error: [SAS][ODBC Redshift Wire Protocol driver][Redshift]ERROR: unterminated quoted string at or near "'\'
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to Amazon Redshift | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.43 | 9.44 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||