topic Re: Library has 0 members in SAS Programming

Library has 0 members

Susana0000 — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 04:41:59 GMT

Hi everyone,

I've successfully installed SAS on my mac through bootcamp.

However, whenever I add a new library it says library has 0 members, which means anytime I try to do a proc function I get an error about the file not being available.

I'm sure I've got the right path and everything, cause I use the Browse option.

I'm wondering if that's a technical thing?

Thanks

Re: Library has 0 members

ChrisNZ — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 07:45:47 GMT

Show us the log and the browse screenshots please.

Re: Library has 0 members

Susana0000 — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:51:40 GMT

Thank you for responding!

Re: Library has 0 members

PaigeMiller — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:02:57 GMT

The file you are trying to work with does not exist.

Please show us the screen capture of the Windows Explorer view of the folder you are trying to work with.

Re: Library has 0 members

Susana0000 — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:30:58 GMT

Re: Library has 0 members

PaigeMiller — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:52:23 GMT

P103P01 is not a SAS data set, it is a SAS program. Since it is not a SAS data set, you cannot run PROC CONTENTS on it.

There are apparently zero SAS data sets in that folder.

You can load the file p103p01.sas into your SAS program or enhanced editor view, via File->Open.

Re: Library has 0 members

Kurt_Bremser — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:54:18 GMT

There is not a single SAS dataset file (extension .sas7bdat) there.

Re: Library has 0 members

Susana0000 — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:06:47 GMT

That makes sense!! Thank you so so much. I've tried adding .sas7bdat file and it pops up!

Thank you all for all your help

Re: Library has 0 members

Cynthia_sas — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:41:30 GMT

Hi:

I'm confused by the unzipped files you show. They are a collection of some (but not all) of the files we use with our Programming 1 course. The issue that I see is that you should have a top level folder of EPG1V2 and then 5 subfolders under that main folder: activities, data, demos, output, practices. I don't see any of those subfolders. Somehow, I think you may have downloaded the wrong zip file for the Programming 1 class.

If you are using our e-learning version of Programming 1, then you need to follow ALL the steps in the Course Overview and Data Setup instructions (before Lesson 1) -- you definitely should NOT move forward in the class until you have a top level class folder and 5 subfolders as I describe.

If you are taking a version of Programming 1 from an instructor and they have provided a special folder for you to use with only some but not all of the files from Programming 1, then you'll need to ask your instructor for help.

If you are working on your own, not with an instructor and you ARE having issues setting up the data for Programming 1, then please send mail to elearn@sas.com and ask for help with the set up for the class data.

Cynthia

Re: Library has 0 members

Susana0000 — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:05:08 GMT

Hi Cynthia! I wiped my laptop a few weeks ago and forgot to redo the setup. A lot of things make sense now, thank you so much!