Moving and Accessing SAS Files across Operating Environments

CMS Error Messages

The member name on the file SASDATA.HEADQTRS.CATALOG is too long for this system

SASDATA.HEADQTRS.CATALOG is an example of a catalog name.

The length of this catalog name, HEADQTRS, exceeds the maximum allowed length of a CMS catalog name. A CMS catalog name is limited to 7 characters. The SAS system uses the first character position of an 8-byte name to label a file on a CMS minidisk as a catalog. SAS uses a leading zero (0) to designate files as catalogs. For example, SAS identifies the catalog entry as 0HEADQTRS, which exceeds the 7-byte limit. 0HEADQT, however, would be acceptable.

Note: This catalog-naming convention is used by CMS hosts only. [cautionend]

To recover, a transport file must be re-created at the source host that limits the catalog entry name to 7 characters. The re-created transport file must be transferred and then restored at the target host again.

Unable to open catalog SASDATA.HEADQTRS

See The member name on the file SASDATA.HEADQTRS.CATALOG is too long for this system for recovery actions.

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