topic Re: Adding a SAS dataset directly to Enterprise Guide and accessing it in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Adding-a-SAS-dataset-directly-to-Enterprise-Guide-and-accessing/m-p/582200#M165557 I only see "File Name" on the general tab? Not a temporary libref?<BR /><BR /> Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:08:16 GMT jeffdoud 2019-08-19T18:08:16Z Adding a SAS dataset directly to Enterprise Guide and accessing it https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Adding-a-SAS-dataset-directly-to-Enterprise-Guide-and-accessing/m-p/582172#M165532 <P>I have a sas dataset on my laptop and trying to get it into SAS enterprise guide.&nbsp; I can double click on it and EG will bring it in - how do I access the dataset from there?&nbsp; Probably a dumb question but I'm not seeing in the "work" directory?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Jeff</P> Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:13:15 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Adding-a-SAS-dataset-directly-to-Enterprise-Guide-and-accessing/m-p/582172#M165532 jeffdoud 2019-08-19T17:13:15Z Re: Adding a SAS dataset directly to Enterprise Guide and accessing it https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Adding-a-SAS-dataset-directly-to-Enterprise-Guide-and-accessing/m-p/582194#M165551 <P>&nbsp;EG will define a temporary libref to the file's location, so it can be used in place. Look in the dataset's property menu for the libref.</P> Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:48:15 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Adding-a-SAS-dataset-directly-to-Enterprise-Guide-and-accessing/m-p/582194#M165551 Kurt_Bremser 2019-08-19T17:48:15Z Re: Adding a SAS dataset directly to Enterprise Guide and accessing it https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Adding-a-SAS-dataset-directly-to-Enterprise-Guide-and-accessing/m-p/582200#M165557 I only see "File Name" on the general tab? Not a temporary libref?<BR /><BR /> Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:08:16 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Adding-a-SAS-dataset-directly-to-Enterprise-Guide-and-accessing/m-p/582200#M165557 jeffdoud 2019-08-19T18:08:16Z Re: Adding a SAS dataset directly to Enterprise Guide and accessing it https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Adding-a-SAS-dataset-directly-to-Enterprise-Guide-and-accessing/m-p/582221#M165570 <P>Then EG hands the physical filename over to the "Local" SAS server, which then uses the physical name to address the dataset.</P> <P>As a reference, see the documentation of the <A href="https://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmsascdc&amp;cdcVersion=9.4_3.4&amp;docsetId=lestmtsref&amp;docsetTarget=p00hxg3x8lwivcn1f0e9axziw57y.htm&amp;locale=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SET Statement</A>.</P> Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:13:39 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Adding-a-SAS-dataset-directly-to-Enterprise-Guide-and-accessing/m-p/582221#M165570 Kurt_Bremser 2019-08-19T19:13:39Z