topic How to: use relative file paths in SAS EG 8.2 in SAS Programming

How to: use relative file paths in SAS EG 8.2

egilmer — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:57:38 GMT

In previous versions of SAS, it was possible to use relative file paths by doing the following:

Select File > Project Properties.
Select File References.
Check the Use paths relative to the project for programs and importable files box

However the Project Properties tool no longer appears in SAS EG 8.2 and I can't see another way to get relative file paths to work

Re: How to: use relative file paths in SAS EG 8.2

yabwon — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:12:15 GMT

I know it's not the "good answer", but in 8.3 it is there. Maybe it is 8.2 issue?

Bart

Re: How to: use relative file paths in SAS EG 8.2

yabwon — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:18:43 GMT

According to this doc: https://documentation.sas.com/api/collections/egdoccdc/8.2/docsets/egug/content/egug.pdf?locale=en

On page 39:

Note: This option is available only for projects that
are saved on your local computer. This option does
not apply to projects that are saved on a SAS server

Bart

Re: How to: use relative file paths in SAS EG 8.2

egilmer — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:19:04 GMT

A colleague has managed to answer this:

In EG 8.2, under the project tab, if you click on the three dots and go to "Properties" then the option is there