68398 - Using DATA step options for profile statistics might cause a SAS® session to fail with a Read Access Violation

Problem Note 68398: Using DATA step options for profile statistics might cause a SAS® session to fail with a Read Access Violation

Using DATA step options for profile statistics might cause a SAS session to fail with a Read Access Violation.

For example, the following code can cause this issue:

options varinitchk=note dsoptions=profile;

The log then includes these messages:

ERROR: An exception has been encountered.

Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information:

The SAS task name is [DATASTEP]

ERROR: Read Access Violation DATASTEP

Exception occurred at (DD388515)

Task Traceback

Address Frame (DBGHELP API Version 4.0 rev 5)

00007FFDDD388515 0000006B638FDB80 sasdsap:tkvercn1+0x74D5

00007FFDDD382EB8 0000006B638FE790 sasdsap:tkvercn1+0x1E78

00007FFDDD381468 0000006B638FE7F0 sasdsap:tkvercn1+0x428

00007FFE06812250 0000006B638FE7F8 sasdsa:tkvercn1+0x1210

00007FFE068622E8 0000006B638FE838 sasds:tkvercn1+0x12A8

00007FFE15D2F5A8 0000006B638FF528 sashost:Main+0x15268

00007FFE15D359CC 0000006B638FF850 sashost:Main+0x1B68C

00007FFE543A84D4 0000006B638FF858 KERNEL32:BaseThreadInitThunk+0x14

00007FFE5683E871 0000006B638FF888 ntdll:RtlUserThreadStart+0x21

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.

As a workaround, use the following syntax or comment out the DSOPTIONS= option:

options varinitchk=note dsoptions=note2err;

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
Product Family	Product	System	Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	z/OS	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		z/OS 64-bit	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2016	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2019	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		HP-UX IPF	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Linux for x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8
		Solaris for x64	9.4_M7	9.4_M8	9.4 TS1M7	9.4 TS1M8

* 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.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2021-09-20 15:47:05
Date Created:	2021-09-19 07:13:13

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Problem Note 68398: Using DATA step options for profile statistics might cause a SAS® session to fail with a Read Access Violation

Operating System and Release Information