Date:         Thu, 2 Aug 2001 11:47:55 -0400
Reply-To:     "BERUBE, JEAN" <berube.jean@BELL.CA>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "BERUBE, JEAN" <berube.jean@BELL.CA>
Organization: Bell Canada
Subject:      Re: Why does a 1A hex value cause the reading of a flat-file to
              be aborted?
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Check this tech note:

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/technote/ts642.html

It addresses '1A'x .


See also the "hot-fix" pages which offer a resolution to a similar
problem with premature 'end-of-file'. This fix is for 8.1, may be there
is a similar one for 8.2.

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/v81fp_new.html

JF