topic Re: temporary library path in New SAS User

temporary library path

cx2019 — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:01:17 GMT

Why the directory path of a temporary library differs from before when we restart SAS?

Re: temporary library path

RW9 — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:28:07 GMT

You will find a clue in your subject line:

Temporary - "lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent."

The temporary folder is there as a temporary storage of items for the session only, it disappears at the end of the session.

Re: temporary library path

ballardw — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:54:23 GMT

Adding to @RW9's response. If you manage to crash SAS or have a power failure or similar then when SAS restarts is does not reuse your old folder so temporary work might be recoverable.

Re: temporary library path

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:46:42 GMT

The directory name used for the WORK library has (among other things) the process number encoded, so that a certain directory can always be connected with its SAS session. The cleanwork utility uses this to find orphaned directories from crashed sessions.