Problem Note 64164: Sampling actions fail and generate a floating point exception or access violation error if integer-type variables are included in the output table
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The SAS® Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) actions in the sampling action set fail when the table specified in the output= parameter includes integer-type variables. The following error messages are written to the log:
ERROR: A floating point exception or access violation occurred that prevents progress of the analysis.
ERROR: The action stopped due to errors.
ERROR: The action stopped due to errors.
The sampling.kfold, sampling.oversample, sampling.srs, and sampling.stratified actions are affected.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Viya | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
| Linux for x64 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Viya | |||
An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.3. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Managing Your Software section of the SAS Viya 3.3 Administration document at
http://documentation.sas.com/?softwareId=administration&softwareVersion=3.3&softwareContextId=softwareUpdates
The kfold, oversample, srs, and stratified actions in the sampling action set generate errors if integer-type variables are included in the output table.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2020-01-07 15:18:16 |
| Date Created: | 2019-05-07 15:32:18 |