Problem Note 35584: Incorrect syntax for FMTSEARCH option results in formats not being found
When listing format catalogs using the FMTSEARCH system option, the list must be separated by spaces.
options fmtsearch=(abc def);
If another delimiter is used, such as a comma, no ERROR or WARNING message is issued regarding the incorrect syntax. However, an ERROR message will occur related to the formats in the catalog not being found.
ERROR: The format XXX was not found or could not be loaded.
In a future release of SAS, a message will be issued regarding the incorrect syntax.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| OpenVMS VAX | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| OS/2 | | |
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | | |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows Millennium Edition (Me) | | |
| Windows Vista | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| ABI+ for Intel Architecture | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| AIX | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| HP-UX | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| HP-UX IPF | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| IRIX | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Linux | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Linux for x64 | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Linux on Itanium | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| OpenVMS Alpha | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Solaris | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Solaris for x64 | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Tru64 UNIX | | 9.3 TS1M0 |
*
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.
If a delimiter other than a space is used, formats in a catalog are not recognized.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> System Options ==> FMTSEARCH=
|
| Date Modified: | 2011-06-01 13:08:34 |
| Date Created: | 2009-04-16 11:32:16 |
