Problem Note 68708: Using the FILENAME ZIP access method with a UTF-8 character in the path returns the error "List Handle Creation Failed"
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When you use the FILENAME ZIP access method, an error occurs if the directory path or file name of the ZIP file contains a non-ASCII character. Here is an example:
1 filename foo2 zip "août.zip" member="text.xml" ;
2 data _null_ ;
3 infile foo2;
4 input ;
5 put _infile_ ;
6 run ;
2 data _null_ ;
3 infile foo2;
4 input ;
5 put _infile_ ;
6 run ;
ERROR: Open failure for août.zip during attempt to create a local file handle.
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update.
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 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| SAS System | SAS Viya | Linux for x64 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Viya | Viya |
Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at
http://documentation.sas.com/?softwareId=administration&softwareVersion=3.5&softwareContextId=softwareUpdates| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2021-12-24 09:08:54 |
| Date Created: | 2021-12-17 10:02:14 |