topic Re: Error message Physical file in SAS Programming

Error message Physical file

6071 — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 01:34:13 GMT

Good evening,

I haven't used SAS in awhile, and so before beginning writing my new program, I wanted to be sure an old program ran well. I am using a different computer than what I used last time I ran SAS, so I took my data files and changed the location on the original program (original data was on an A drive; now it's on a D drive), and tried running the program.

I have a number of errors, but at the most basic level, it is not finding my data files. Here is the message I receive:

ERROR: Physical file does not exist,

/var/lib/sasstudio/studioconfig/D:\large70.txt.

ERROR: Insufficient authorization to access

/var/lib/sasstudio/studioconfig/D:\lzvgk.out.

This is how I entered my data files:

Filename lrg 'D:\large70.txt';

74 Filename tbil 'D:\tbill70.txt';

75 Filename sml 'D:\small70.txt';

76 Filename gov 'D:\govbond70.txt';

77 Filename corp 'D:\corpbond70.txt';

78 Filename DCA1 'D:\lzvgk.out';

79 Filename DCA2 'D:\Tgzv.out';

80 Filename DCA3 'D:\small1.out';

81 Filename DCA4 'D:\govbond1.out';

82 Filename DCA5 'D:\corpbond1.out';

83 Libname SASDATA 'D:\kleggio';

As I mentioned, this file did work previously (although it may be a new version of SAS since I ran this last.)

Thanks very much for your help.

Re: Error message Physical file

Astounding — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 03:40:43 GMT

When I see a mix of forward slashes and backward slashes, it makes me think you haven't figured out the right way to refer to a file. That would be the place to start.

Re: Error message Physical file

ChrisNZ — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:02:29 GMT

Why are you using Windows paths on a Linux/Unix machine?

Ask for the location of these files if you don't know.

Fyi the part in red is a Unix path, the part in blue is a Windows path.

/var/lib/sasstudio/studioconfig/D:\large70.txt

Re: Error message Physical file

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 05:08:02 GMT

Your SAS session runs on a remote UNIX (most probably Linux) server that does not have the concept of drives and drive letters.

To access external (to SAS) files you need to

store them in a location that is also accessible from the SAS server
or upload them, either with the upload facility of SAS Studio, the Copy Files task of Enterprise Guide, or with a file copy utility like WinSCP

Either way, you have to use UNIX filename syntax (forward slashes to separate directories, and starting at the UNIX root (/). Using ~ or $HOME to address your personal home directory implies this.

How do you access SAS?

Re: Error message Physical file

6071 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:52:13 GMT

Thanks; this is a different way to access SAS than what I used last time, and the conventions are different. You resolved the issue for me. I appreciate it.