topic Re: error defining a library in New SAS User

error defining a library

chitrajeth — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:39:56 GMT

LIBNAME pg1 base ""/home/u60593001/EPG1V2/data/"

ERROR: libref PG1 is not assigned.

ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.

ERROR 22-7: Invalid option name OPTIONS

showing this error.. how to fix it

Re: error defining a library

ballardw — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:46:23 GMT

@chitrajeth wrote:

LIBNAME pg1 base ""/home/u60593001/EPG1V2/data/"

ERROR: libref PG1 is not assigned.

ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.

ERROR 22-7: Invalid option name OPTIONS

showing this error.. how to fix it

If that is indeed what you used for code there are too many quotes at the beginning. There should be either one single quote or one double quote (the same type) before and after the path.

Re: error defining a library

Amir — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:47:28 GMT

Hi @chitrajeth,

You appear to have too many quotes at the start of the library path. Try again after removing one of the quotes at the start of the path.

Kind regards,

Amir.

Re: error defining a library

PaigeMiller — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:49:56 GMT

And there needs to be a semi-colon after the LIBNAME command

And there is no BASE engine that I know of (although maybe there is when you use operating systems that I have never used).

Re: error defining a library

chitrajeth — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:54:25 GMT

Still showing the error

Re: error defining a library

chitrajeth — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:54:53 GMT

still showing the same error

Re: error defining a library

AMSAS — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:55:14 GMT

Try this, but be warned if you are running interactive SAS you might need to restart your session to correct unbalanced quotes.

LIBNAME pg1 base "/home/u60593001/EPG1V2/data/" ;

Re: error defining a library

chitrajeth — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:58:13 GMT

LIBNAME pg1 "/home/u60593001/EPG1V2/data/"

ERROR: Libref PG1 is not assigned.
ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.
ERROR 22-7: Invalid option name OPTIONS.

same error

Re: error defining a library

Amir — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:59:17 GMT

Hi @chitrajeth,

If none of the responses given so far help, then I suggest you post more of your log using the "</>" (Insert Code) icon, showing some lines before and after the libname statement, as one of the errors refers to "options" which is not in the code you have posted:

ERROR 22-7: Invalid option name OPTIONS

Kind regards,

Amir.

Re: error defining a library

chitrajeth — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:59:29 GMT

Thank you so much.. It worked 🙂