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Usage Note 30606: SAS® generates the error "The name @49 is not a valid SAS name."
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SAS® IT Resource Management sites that use a version of SAS that has been compiled for an encoding other than U.S. EBCDIC (W0) might encounter the following warning and error messages:
WARNING: The current session encoding, OPEN_ED-nnnn, is not compatible with the PRX functions and call routines. Using a session encoding compatible with OPEN_ED-1047 is recommended. ERROR: The name @49 is not a valid SAS name.
To circumvent the error, run SAS with the NLSCOMPATMODE SAS option.
Select the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS IT Resource Management-Server | z/OS | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |