Problem Note 70842: SAS® Enterprise Guide® 8.4 fails to connect to SAS® Application Server and returns "ERROR: Unable to connect to the server..."
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SAS Enterprise Guide 8.4 fails to connect to SAS Application Server when you select either of the following settings by navigating to the Tools ► Options ► Data ► General ► Naming Options section:
- Valid variables names is set to User setting from server.
- Valid member names set to User setting from server.
In this scenario, the following error occurs when you attempt to connect to a SAS Application Server:
ERROR: Unable to connect to the server named “<SASApp Server Name>”.
A connection to a server is required for this function or operation.
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 | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | z/OS | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 8.4 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 8.4 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/N3A.html#70842| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2024-06-26 09:16:59 |
| Date Created: | 2024-06-17 10:47:13 |