Problem Note 7455: Small numeric values causing problems on OS/390 in Release 8.2
Very small numeric values may produce INVALID DATA messages on OS/390
beginning in Release 8.2. The same values are accepted without
problems in earlier releases. For example:
data test;
input x y;
lines;
3.3627397034257835E-76 2.4986269878366117E-78
run;
Note: INVALID DATA FOR Y ...
A Technical Support hot fix for Release 8.2 TSLEVEL TS2M0 for this
issue is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/82_sbcs_prod_list.html#007455
For customers running SAS with Asian Language Support (DBCS), this
hot fix should be downloaded from:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/82_dbcs_prod_list.html#007455
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 8.2 TS2M0 | 9 TS M0 |
*
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: | medium |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> DATA Step
Data Management ==> Manipulation and Transformation
|
| Date Modified: | 2008-03-26 14:05:41 |
| Date Created: | 2002-05-06 16:28:19 |
