topic Re: LIBNAME LIBREF in New SAS User

LIBNAME LIBREF

Kadjere — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:38:52 GMT

I am running a VERY simple program from SAS. I am unable to compile it because of this error message - LIBREF SP4R NOT ASSIGNED. The program follows:

NB: The OS is MAC Catalina on Mac Air
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data sp4r.example_data;
Length First_Name $ 25 Last_Name $ 25;
Input First_Name $ Last_Name $ age height;
datalines;
Jordan Bakerman 27 68
Bruce Wayne 35 70
Walter White 51 70
Henry Hill 65 66
JeanClaude VanDame 55 69
;
run;

Re: LIBNAME LIBREF

Tom — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:42:03 GMT

Why are you trying to write to the SP4R libref if you never defined it?

Why not just create a WORK dataset instead?

data work.example_data;

Or more simply

data example_data;

Re: LIBNAME LIBREF

Kadjere — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:48:26 GMT

Please include SP4R in your solution. That’s easier tl follow. Thanks

Re: LIBNAME LIBREF

Reeza — Wed, 20 May 2020 17:14:41 GMT

libname sp4r 'path to folder where you want to save your work';

data sp4r.example_data;
........

@Kadjere wrote:

I am running a VERY simple program from SAS. I am unable to compile it because of this error message - LIBREF SP4R NOT ASSIGNED.

This means you did not create a library reference so you cannot use the library. You either need to create the library reference via a LIBNAME statement or you need to save your data set to the work library which is a temporary location.

data sp4r.example_data; *trying to use the library but it does not exist yet;