topic Re: How to create SAS libraries? in SAS Programming

How to create SAS libraries?

jeje — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 07:47:02 GMT

I have a question for those who have taken the SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming Using SAS 9.4 exam lately. I want to know how SAS libraries are created. For example, in my practice exam I used the following:

libname cert '/folders/myfolders/cert';

Would the exam follow the same pattern as above? Or do I have to use this below?

libname cert 'C:\cert\input';

How do I create a library reference named cert to refer to this directory above?

Re: How to create SAS libraries?

Patrick — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 07:57:54 GMT

You need to understand how things like SAS libraries work before trying to take the certification exam.

Both syntax you've posted are possible.

In your syntax:

CERT is the libref which is just the logical name pointing to a folder.

'<path>' that's then the actual path to a folder where you want to access SAS tables. It's a Unix path in the first example and a Windows path in the second example.

The path must be accessible from where your SAS session executes so in the first example that must be SAS under Unix/Linux and in the 2nd example it's SAS under Windows.

Re: How to create SAS libraries?

Kurt_Bremser — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 08:28:33 GMT

@jeje wrote:

I have a question for those who have taken the SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming Using SAS 9.4 exam lately. I want to know how SAS libraries are created. For example, in my practice exam I used the following:
libname cert '/folders/myfolders/cert';
Would the exam follow the same pattern as above? Or do I have to use this below?
libname cert 'C:\cert\input';
How do I create a library reference named cert to refer to this directory above?

The statements you posted do exactly this: create a library reference. The first uses a UNIX path, the second one for Windows.

Re: How to create SAS libraries?

Kurt_Bremser — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 08:31:49 GMT

I moved your post to "SAS Programming". "Community Matters" is for issues concerning the working of the forum, not SAS itself.

Re: How to create SAS libraries?

ed_sas_member — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 09:33:53 GMT

Hi @jeje

Here is an interesting tutorial for you: https://video.sas.com/detail/videos/sas-studio/video/4572997794001/accessing-data-in-sas-libraries?autoStart=true

... and also some tips to fet more familiar with the interface of the exam:

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/Tips-and-Strategies-for-the-A00-231-SAS-Base-Programming/ta-p/582838

Re: How to create SAS libraries?

jeje — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 15:32:22 GMT

@ed_sas_member.... this is very helpful. Exactly what I am looking for...

Re: How to create SAS libraries?

ed_sas_member — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 15:40:13 GMT

You’re welcome @jeje

Re: How to create SAS libraries?

maggiem_sas — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:54:49 GMT

Check out the SAS documentation for more info: SAS Libraries