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Problem Note 68004: The MEDIAN() function might return incorrect result when used with PROC SQL on numeric variables with a length less than eight

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The MEDIAN() function might return incorrect results when used with the SQL procedure on numeric variables with a length less than eight. Here is an example:

data testdata;
   length var1 7;
   var1 = 10;
run;
proc sql;
  select median(var1) as med1 from testdata;
quit;

Here is the output:

         med1
     --------
      18E-308

The correct result should be 10.

This problem is fixed in SAS® 9.4M7 (TS1M7).



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R29.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows Server 20169.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows Server 20199.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Windows 7 Professional x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
64-bit Enabled AIX9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
HP-UX IPF9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Linux for x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Solaris for x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows 109.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit9.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.4 TS1M69.4 TS1M7
* 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.