topic Re: syntax error while accesing files in Programming 1 and 2

syntax error while accesing files

SRBK — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 23:22:25 GMT

I am trying to import different files as mentioned in the lesson and getting the below error. can someone tell me how to resolve it

thank you

NOTE: Unable to open parameter catalog: SASUSER.PARMS.PARMS.SLIST in update mode. Temporary parameter values will be saved to

WORK.PARMS.PARMS.SLIST.

ERROR: Physical file does not exist, /folders/myshortcuts/myFolder/EPG1V2/data\np_traffic.dat.

ERROR: Import unsuccessful. See SAS Log for details.

Re: syntax error while accesing files

r_behata — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:14:39 GMT

Check the Path :

/folders/myshortcuts/myFolder/EPG1V2/data\np_traffic.dat

Was that supposed to be ?

/folders/myshortcuts/myFolder/EPG1V2/data/np_traffic.dat

Re: syntax error while accesing files

Reeza — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:18:25 GMT

/folders/myshortcuts/myFolder/EPG1V2/data\np_traffic.dat

This tells me that you did not set up your shared folder correctly. You need to go back to the setup instructions, from the SAS UE installation and create it properly. It's not a huge deal except when you're trying to follow instructions that then won't align with your code in a course.

1. Shut down your VM

2. Create a local folder on your local drive that you want to use to store your SAS course notes and call it myfolders. All lower case, with the s which is missing from your file name. Or rename your old folder.

3. Verify that it is added to the VM as a shared folder and auto-mounted.

4. Start up your VM and you should be able to use the correct folder structure now.

Re: syntax error while accesing files

SRBK — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 01:08:11 GMT

Thank you
That worked

Re: syntax error while accesing files

Cynthia_sas — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:43:55 GMT

Hi:
We do NOT recommend the use of "myshortcuts" as you show in your code. In your shared folder location
/folders/myfolders
you should make a subfolder called EPG1V2: /folders/myfolders/EPG1V2

So then, when you load the zip contents to that location, you should have:
/folders/myfolders/EPG1V2/data
(plus some other folders: activities, demos, practices, output ... along with the data folder).

The fact that you are using a "myshortcuts" location indicates that as @Reeza said, you did not set up your shared folder location correctly. Our programs all expect the data to be in: /folders/myfolders/EPG1V2/data for SAS University Edition in a Virtual Machine and in /home/<userID>/EPG1V2/data for SAS OnDemand for Academics.

Hope this helps,
Cynthia