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Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. All forum topics Previous Next. Go to Solution. Unable to open a SAS dataset from a library. Posted AM views. Hi All, I am unable to open a SAS dataset from a permenant library, while i can see the data set on this location, I am encountering a n error "Sas data det is not found or exists".

Accepted Solutions. Re: Unable to open a SAS dataset from a library. On linux, the file names of all datasets must be lowercase, as I understand it.

Run a proc contents on the data set from the library in question and post that, if possible. Hi All, I have tried executing the libname statement, and the library is assigned successfully.

But when have tried using proc contents I m getting an error the dataset dosenot exist. When I tried opening the dataset.

This dataset is provided to by one of my manager the files which were provided earlier were opening in SAS located at the same location. Additional comments We are using Linux OS.

I would check that the file name is all lowercase letters. I would also make the file readable by all, just to make sure it isn't a permissions issue. Where does this data originates from? If you aren't the creator, see if it can be accessed in its original environment. Data never sleeps. Hi The dataset is created by mgr. The datasets are accessible at his system. So you have a dataset that you can't access at all. Verify the size of the file, if it's 5k then its corrupted or empty 2.

Post a snapshot of the permissions and size. More than likely it's a permission issue. Here's a macro to change the permission of the file to - or accessible by anyone. Posted AM views In reply to Reeza. Hi All, I tried to change the permission on the file and folder using the code from the link below and was not able to change the permission as it was created by another user,the length of the dataset name is 31 char long, and the name has an "M" at the end.

Please suggest. Posted PM views In reply to Quentin. When you double-click a. Instead, you might see what looks like a quick flash, which is a failed attempt to start an OLE automation session of SAS and which results in the file not opening in the windowing environment. This issue can occur if your registry settings have become corrupted. Settings can become corrupted as a result of your installation process or for other reasons, including if your registry was edited incorrectly.

If the problem occurs, try this test to determine the resolution. Open the windowing environment first, and then double-click the file. If the file does not open in the windowing environment: Follow the instructions in SAS Note: Troubleshooting issues related to SAS file-type association in a Windows operating environment.

If the file does open in the windowing environment: Proceed to Step 3, below, and complete the remaining instructions. In the example for the screen captures that follow, SAS 9. This is a good example that you can use to compare against the data in your registry. Note that the information might vary depending on the version of SAS software that you have installed and the folder in which you installed it.

SAS 9.