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rajesh1183
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Hi All,
I have a query which I was facing while accessing a DB2 table from SAS program...
I have 2 tables in my environment with names...
1) TAKT_POLICYHOLD_01
2) TAKT_POLICY_EXPIRATION_200811.
I was accessing the DB2 tables in SAS pgm as
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LIBNAME DB2LIB DB2
SSID=D2A1
DBCONINIT="SET CURRENT SQLID='WGAK713'";
PROC CONTENTS DATA=DB2LIB.TAKT_POLICYHOLD_01;
RUN;
PROC CONTENTS DATA=DB2LIB.TAKT_POLICY_EXPIRATION_200811;
RUN;
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I was able to retreive the data about the 1st table whereas when the 2nd table is accessed, I receive an error in the below format...
"The file DB2LIB.TAKT_POLICY_EXPIRATION_200811.DATA has too long a member name for the DB2LIB library.
Even when the 2nd table is used using the PROC SQL statement, I was receiving the same error... Can you give me any clue what went wrong...??
I have tried using named literal style also...i.e.,
"TAKT_POLICY_EXPIRATION_200811"n. Even then I face the same error...
Your help will be highly appreciated.... |
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expat
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| "The file DB2LIB.TAKT_POLICY_EXPIRATION_200811.DATA has too long a member name for the DB2LIB library. |
Isn't the above error message just a smidge of a give away ? 
The name is too long, therefor it exceeds the maximum allowable length for a name. |
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rajesh1183
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| Actually its a DB2 table name, I am accessing but not a variable name... I think DB2 table can have a max of 32 characters length as its name. |
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expat
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I guess that you have the following option set >> VALIDVARNAME=V7
And you get the same result from PROC SQL ? I can sort of see that PROC CONTENTS might append a .DATA on the end as it expects a DATA file as input.
Can you post the PROC SQL |
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rajesh1183
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Below is the code... Whereever I use this table name, I am receiving the same error. and I am not using any option called VALIDVARNAME=V7, becoz the default would be V7 only....
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PROC SQL;
UPDATE DB2LIB.TAKT_POLICY_EXPIRATION_200811
SET EXP_DT = SUBSTR(SYSPARM(),2,8)
QUIT; |
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expat
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| VALIDVARNAME=V7, becoz the default would be V7 only.... |
Really, have you checked ?
It allows names of up to 32 characters. Just something that might help you, that's all. |
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rajesh1183
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The manuals say, the default is V7. Since I haven't mentioned this in the OPTIONS statement, I think, the default would be in effective.
Search this link SAS website
with string as "VALIDVARNAME= System Option"
Can I know the process for checking the default system options that my SAS pgm is using...?? |
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expat
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| PROC OPTIONS; |
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