topic Libref PG2 empty (referencing EPG2V2) in SAS Programming

Libref PG2 empty (referencing EPG2V2)

NikiV — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:28:26 GMT

I'm following the programming 2 course and tried to set up the practice data. I got the EPG2V2 folder in server files and folders. But now I tried to make a libref:

libname PG2 '/home/u63625667/EPG2V2';
run;

The library PG2 get's made but it's empty? Even though I don't get any errors. Ideas to fix this?

Re: Libref PG2 empty (referencing EPG2V2)

andreas_lds — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:21:06 GMT

Is there a message in the log like "libref PG2 has been successfully assigned" ?

Are any dataset in the directory? Are the names in lowcase?

Re: Libref PG2 empty (referencing EPG2V2)

NikiV — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:37:51 GMT

Yes, there's a message in the log. And I'm not sure what the directory is. But the EPG2V2 folder is not empty while the PG2 is. Also the path is copy pasted from the properties of EPG2V2.

Re: Libref PG2 empty (referencing EPG2V2)

Cynthia_sas — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:51:19 GMT

Hi:
Typically, in these programs for the Programming 1 and Programming 2 course, the correct path would be something like:
libname pg2 '/home/u12345678/EPG2V2/data';
(note that you specify the data subfolder in the LIBNAME statement, same as in the LIBNAME you needed to use for the PG1 library).
I recommend that you go back and make sure that you have a data subfolder and that you have data sets in the data subfolder. If you do NOT have a data subfolder or if you have a data subfolder but it is empty, that is an indication that the data setup program did not run correctly.
Cynthia

Re: Libref PG2 empty (referencing EPG2V2)

NikiV — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 19:16:03 GMT

Apparently I had to add 'data' to the path to fix my problem, thank you!