45574 - INFILE option RECFM=N causes an increase in processing time in SAS® 9.3

Problem Note 45574: INFILE option RECFM=N causes an increase in processing time in SAS® 9.3

Reading an external file as a byte stream using RECFM=N causes very long processing times.

Click the Hot Fix in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
Product Family	Product	System	Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows Vista	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows Vista for x64	9.3_M1	9.3_M1	9.3 TS1M0	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.

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.3_M1 is available at:

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.3_M2 is available at:

When using RECFM=N to read an external file, time required to read external file will be significantly longer than in previous releases of SAS.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Statements ==> File-handling ==> INFILE

Date Modified:	2012-04-18 10:12:04
Date Created:	2012-02-03 14:14:20