topic Re: Library SAS_DATA does not exist in SAS Programming

Library SAS_DATA does not exist

sp41832 — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:56:36 GMT

Received the error saying Library SAS_Data does not exist.

Iam using SAS studio and a Oracle VM virtual box.

Stuck with this since an hour, kindly help.

I have my data in U drive under folder SAS_data

Re: Library SAS_DATA does not exist

Cynthia_sas — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:21:39 GMT

Hi:
You CANNOT use a local drive location. SAS in the Virtual Machine cannot see your U: drive.

Did you set up a shared folders location? In the installation instructions, you were asked to set up a shared folder location and/or also set up folder shortcuts. The way you access data will depend on which one of these methods you choose. But, your LIBNAME statement for the University Edition will typically always be something like this:
libname sas_data '/folders/myfolders/.....';
where the ..... indicates the rest of the path in either the shared folder location or the shortcut location.

Here are some previous postings that outline how it works.
LIBNAME statement on Univ Edition:
https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Analytics-U/Practice-datasets/m-p/148714#M412#216397
https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Analytics-U/Absolute-beginner-watching-youtube-videos/m-p/149371#M442#216696
https://communities.sas.com/t5/General-SAS-Programming/Create-library/td-p/177530
https://communities.sas.com/message/258050#258050

cynthia

Re: Library SAS_DATA does not exist

sp41832 — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 02:27:19 GMT

Hi,

I have set up the shared folder location in VM box to
"C:\Users\Sailesh\Desktop\SAS" and set Auto-mount and Make Permanent
options.

MY new code to set libname is libname sas_data '/SAS';

Receiving below error:
ERROR: The path /SAS is not in the list of accessible paths when SAS is in
the lockdown state.
ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.

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Re: Library SAS_DATA does not exist

Cynthia_sas — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 05:22:00 GMT

Hi:

Here are some previous postings that outline how it works.
LIBNAME statement on Univ Edition:
https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Analytics-U/Practice-datasets/m-p/148714#M412#216397
https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Analytics-U/Absolute-beginner-watching-youtube-videos/m-p/149371#...
https://communities.sas.com/t5/General-SAS-Programming/Create-library/td-p/177530
https://communities.sas.com/message/258050#258050

Please read the postings. Your libname statement will NOT work. To read from your shared folder location, you MUST use

libname sas_data '/folders/myfolders/folder_name';

where you actually create a folder name in the shared folder location and you MOVE your data to that location. A location of /SAS is not valid for the University Edition.

cynthia