https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Invalid-sequence-of-commands-for-file/m-p/975663#M30314 <P>We are currently in the process of migrating our database from DB2 to SQL Server. As part of this migration, we have:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI>Installed the SQL Server ODBC driver</LI><LI>Configured the ODBC connectivity in both odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini</LI><LI>Successfully tested connectivity to the SQL Server database using the isql command</LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>However, when we execute our shell script that runs the SAS script, we encounter the following error: <STRONG>Invalid sequence of commands for file SASDB.match_key.DATA.</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>We have already provided the required driver details in the ODBC configuration for the SAS script to connect via ODBC.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Notably, the same SAS script and setup are working correctly in our DEV environment. We have cross-verified the configurations between DEV and the current environment, and they appear to be identical.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Could you please assist us in troubleshooting this issue? Any guidance or diagnostic steps would be greatly appreciated.</P> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:34:54 GMT Mahidhar_Reddy 2025-09-24T14:34:54Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Invalid-sequence-of-commands-for-file/m-p/975663#M30314 <P>We are currently in the process of migrating our database from DB2 to SQL Server. As part of this migration, we have:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI>Installed the SQL Server ODBC driver</LI><LI>Configured the ODBC connectivity in both odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini</LI><LI>Successfully tested connectivity to the SQL Server database using the isql command</LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>However, when we execute our shell script that runs the SAS script, we encounter the following error: <STRONG>Invalid sequence of commands for file SASDB.match_key.DATA.</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>We have already provided the required driver details in the ODBC configuration for the SAS script to connect via ODBC.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Notably, the same SAS script and setup are working correctly in our DEV environment. We have cross-verified the configurations between DEV and the current environment, and they appear to be identical.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Could you please assist us in troubleshooting this issue? Any guidance or diagnostic steps would be greatly appreciated.</P> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:34:54 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Invalid-sequence-of-commands-for-file/m-p/975663#M30314 Mahidhar_Reddy 2025-09-24T14:34:54Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Invalid-sequence-of-commands-for-file/m-p/975766#M30319 <P>At the very least we need to see the complete steps in your SAS log with any errors you are getting.</P> Fri, 26 Sep 2025 02:00:40 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Invalid-sequence-of-commands-for-file/m-p/975766#M30319 SASKiwi 2025-09-26T02:00:40Z