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When running large programs and creating numerous (into the thousands)
PCL/PDF/PS files from ODS PRINTER, the following errors may be
encountered:

   ERROR: Exceeded the maximum number of open keys allowed

   ERROR: Unable to find the "Driver" for the printer

   ERROR: The printer "XX" is unknown (or the SAS registry is
          corrupted).

(where XX is the filetype, PDF, POSTSCRIPT, etc.)

There is a leak whereby registry keys are being opened (the maximum
number is 16,000), but are not all being closed.

This can be verified with the following code:

   proc registry keystatus;
   run;

The keys are not completely closed until SAS is terminated so the
current circumvention is to break the code up into individual pieces,
running part of it, closing SAS, and then running the subsequent parts.


A Technical Support hot fix for Release 8.2 (TS2M0) for this
issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/82_sbcs_prod_list.html#009366

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#009366

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for Release 8.2 (TS2M0) for this issue is available at:

A fix for Release 8.2 (TS2M0) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at: