topic Format not found or could not be loaded in SAS Programming

Format not found or could not be loaded

qwerty12 — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:46:12 GMT

I have .sas7bcat format catalog. when i run the proc catalog the output is as below.

output:

I want to make it to .sas7bdat and what to see the data inside how can i do that?

Re: Format not found or could not be loaded

yabwon — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:22:34 GMT

We can't help if we don't see entire log printout. Also from the proc.

Bart

Re: Format not found or could not be loaded

yabwon — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:32:03 GMT

Run the following:

options fmtsearch = (FMT);

proc catalog c=FMT.formats; contents; run;quit;

data _null_;
  ASD_orig = "test";
  APR_name_orig=put(ASD_orig, $APR_NM.);
run;

and share the log. BTW. proc catalog ends with "QUIT;"

Bart

Re: Format not found or could not be loaded

ballardw — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:51:31 GMT

Generic idea is to use Proc Format to point to the location and use CNTLOUT option to create a data set.

That would require a libname where the format catalog resides

The basic code would look like

Proc format library=YOURLIB cntlout=yourdatasetgoeshere;
run;

Caution: Catalogs can be a bit version specific, SAS release and operating system, but if proc contents isn't complaining then you may be good to go.