https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/SAS-9-4-appending-default-directory-onto-ODS-output-destination/m-p/613924#M18501 <P>Always use absolute pathnames (starting with the drive letter) for output files.</P> Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:16:18 GMT Kurt_Bremser 2019-12-26T16:16:18Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/SAS-9-4-appending-default-directory-onto-ODS-output-destination/m-p/613921#M18498 <P class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Recently my company upgraded from SAS 9.3 to 9.4. Since the upgrade, SAS will not allow me to output files to a target ODS destination without appending a default destination of "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\SAS Temporary Files" to the beginning of whatever output location I enter myself. Two questions:</P><OL><LI><P class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">How can this default be changed or over-ridden?</P></LI><LI><P class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Is there a good guide to enterprise SAS administration out there? Or even better a checklist for fresh installations to avoid headaches like this one?</P></LI></OL> Thu, 26 Dec 2019 15:58:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/SAS-9-4-appending-default-directory-onto-ODS-output-destination/m-p/613921#M18498 GraysonLevi 2019-12-26T15:58:35Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/SAS-9-4-appending-default-directory-onto-ODS-output-destination/m-p/613924#M18501 <P>Always use absolute pathnames (starting with the drive letter) for output files.</P> Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:16:18 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/SAS-9-4-appending-default-directory-onto-ODS-output-destination/m-p/613924#M18501 Kurt_Bremser 2019-12-26T16:16:18Z