In Release 8.1 TSLEVEL 1M0 of the SAS System it is possible for a PROC
SORT step to abend S0C1 in module SASVZSR.  The job ends with a return
code of 8, and in the SAS Log, the following error messages appear:

  ERROR: Sort did not complete successfully. See messages on the Job
         Console Log or //SYSOUT data set.
  ERROR: Host sort cannot be used.

Along with these messages, in the SYSOUT data set you may see the
following message:

  ICE185A 0 DFSORT TERMINATED WITH S0C1 ABEND DURING PHASE S 1

The problem is fixed in SAS System 9.

A Technical Support hot fix for Release 8.1 TSLEVEL TS1M0 for this issue
is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/81_sbcs_prod_list.html#004435


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#004435

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#004435

Operating System and Release Information

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

A fix for Release 8.1 (TS1M0) for this issue is available at:

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: