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Problem Note 68307: You see the note "Invalid argument to function DATDIF..." when you use a backslash character in the DATDIF() function
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Starting in the SAS® 9.4M7 (TS1M7) release, when you use a backslash (\) as the basis argument in the DATDIF() function, the SAS log then displays information that is similar to the following:
1 data a;
2 x=datdif(today(),today(),'act\act');
3 run;
NOTE: Invalid argument to function DATDIF(22517,22517,'act\act') at line 2 column 4.
x=. _ERROR_=1 _N_=1
To circumvent the problem, use the forward slash (/) instead.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||