topic Re: Library not visible in New SAS User

Library not visible

KristinaT — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:09:35 GMT

Hello all,

I have just started on line SAS Programming 1.

I went through Essential where it was necessary to do set up for the course which include set of libraries, sample tables..etc.

However certain library folder which should have been installed is not visible. It was visible shortly now no longer it is.

I get the message that the library (PG 1) does not exist.

Can someone help what could be the problem. I it is frustrating since it is just the start and I cannot go on with learning because of this problem.

Could have been paths that are the problem? I did set up on local computer, while the central server for sas is companies server with limited access

More information will be provided if necessary.

Thank you.

Re: Library not visible

KristinaT — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:33:51 GMT

Here is the screenshot:

Re: Library not visible

Reeza — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:38:53 GMT

Are you doing this in your own EG installation or on the cloud? If via the course software the path will not be your local D drive, it will be the path from the instructions.

Re: Library not visible

Cynthia_sas — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:18:35 GMT

For the Enterprise Guide instructions, since so many students do NOT have write access to a local folder, we have set up the data creation program to write to the WORK folder. Then we define a "helper" variable called &PATH, that holds the long location for a user's work location. All of this is demo'd in the EG setup video, here: https://youtu.be/ZRpl6KuE8t8

Hope this helps,
Cynthia

Re: Library not visible

KristinaT — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:50:31 GMT

Thank you all for your answers. I found it works if I skip the autoexec and do it one by one the three programs manually each time I start the lessons.

Re: Library not visible

Mojak — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:12:40 GMT

HI Cynthia
the library not visible issue.. would you know if that happens in Data Integration Studio?
I seem to continue to pickup library error in completing practices in Data Curation - Lesson 6.
The jobs don't complete and getting lib not found error.
in Lesson 6: SAS Data Integration Studio: Working with Transformations, this happens in as after import DIFT_CH7Ex1.spk and run a job for DIFT Product Order Information
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have re-reserved a session and will try that again.

thanks
joel

Re: Library not visible

Mojak — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:05:18 GMT

Tried this again.
I get a prompt as soon as I import DIFT_Ch7Ex1.spk. When completing the import I get directory warning for "D:\\Workshop\dift\test.dm" and "datamart".
and running the job gives me:
library DIFTTGT does not exist
hope you can help
cheers
Joel

Re: Library not visible

KristinaT — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:07:16 GMT

For me it happens in Enterprise Guide

Re: Library not visible

KristinaT — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:30:50 GMT

Thank you Cynthia! I have followed the guide that is in instructions right now. I see the set up files are a bit different from the ones in the video.
As for path this is the code in them:

%let path = %sysfunc(pathname(work));
libname pg1 "&path";

should the let statement be replaced by %let path = work; as it is in video_
If yes should other corrections be made in code?
Thank you.
Kristina