topic How to resolve this.... in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-resolve-this/m-p/916139#M360912 <P>I created a dataset, but the system says it is locked. When I use the LOCK statement it says it is not locked by me and cannot be unlocked.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>ERROR: You cannot open WORK.TESTX.DATA for output access with member-level control because WORK.TESTX.DATA is in use by you in<BR />resource environment IOM ROOT COMP ENV.<BR />NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.<BR />NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):<BR />real time 0.00 seconds<BR />cpu time 0.00 seconds<BR /><BR />40 ;</P><P><BR />41 run;<BR />42<BR />43 LOCK work.testx CLEAR ;<BR />ERROR: WORK.TESTX.DATA is not locked by you.<BR />44</P> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:52:30 GMT _Hopper 2024-02-14T18:52:30Z How to resolve this.... https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-resolve-this/m-p/916139#M360912 <P>I created a dataset, but the system says it is locked. When I use the LOCK statement it says it is not locked by me and cannot be unlocked.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>ERROR: You cannot open WORK.TESTX.DATA for output access with member-level control because WORK.TESTX.DATA is in use by you in<BR />resource environment IOM ROOT COMP ENV.<BR />NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.<BR />NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):<BR />real time 0.00 seconds<BR />cpu time 0.00 seconds<BR /><BR />40 ;</P><P><BR />41 run;<BR />42<BR />43 LOCK work.testx CLEAR ;<BR />ERROR: WORK.TESTX.DATA is not locked by you.<BR />44</P> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:52:30 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-resolve-this/m-p/916139#M360912 _Hopper 2024-02-14T18:52:30Z Re: How to resolve this.... https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-resolve-this/m-p/916153#M360913 <P>You probably have the file open in some other window.&nbsp; Are you using Enterprise Guide? Or SAS/Studio?&nbsp; I think they use IOM to connect to SAS so that might be why that IOM appears in the name of who has it open.</P> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:49:04 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-resolve-this/m-p/916153#M360913 Tom 2024-02-14T19:49:04Z