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Problem Note 68672: An XML file that is read by using the AUTOMAP= option with the XMLV2 LIBNAME engine cannot be deleted within the SAS® session
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When an XML file is read by using the XMLV2 engine and creating an XMLMap file using the AUTOMAP= option, the XML file cannot be deleted until the SAS session has ended. Whether you use the FDELETE function within the SAS session, or you attempt to manually delete the file from the operating system, the file cannot be deleted.
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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 | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||