topic Re: Proc datasets question in SAS Programming

Proc database question

harrylui — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:31:53 GMT

Good day everyone,

i am using below code to show my temporary library in my log.

proc datasets lib=work;
quit;run;

C:\Users\1234567\AppData\Local\Temp

can i place this path to my libname by using program?

like below

libname "C:\Users\1234567\AppData\Local\Temp";

Best Regards,

Harry

Re: Proc datasets question

PaigeMiller — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:01:42 GMT

@harrylui wrote:

can i place this path to my libname by using program?

like below

libname "C:\Users\1234567\AppData\Local\Temp";

Your statement is wrong. You have to give a name in the LIBNAME statement.

libname name "C:\users\1234567\appdata\local\temp";

Side comment: don't put user created data sets inside of APPDATA on Windows. Put them somewhere else, like DOCUMENTS, which is a place designed for user created data.