SAS Work-directory changes during execution

CHandberg — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:33:22 GMT

Hi All

Can anyone tell me why and when the work-directory changes, when I use e.g. workspace-server?

In my autoexec I create a dataset and place it in work. The dataset appears in "Z:\saswork\_TD<ProcessID>_Servername_\".

All is good.

When I try to use it in DI Studio or Enterprise Guide, it is missing because work has changed to "Z:\saswork\_TD<ProcessID>_Servername_\Prc2\".

When I use the DisplayManager all is good and Prc2 doesn't appear.

It is the same processID, so the path must change between the execution of the autoexec and the actual program.

Can someone please enlighten me what is going on and preferably how to change it?

Thanks in advance!

/Christian

OS:Windows

SAS 9.4 M4

Re: SAS Work-directory changes during execution

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:46:52 GMT

Similar happens here, SAS 9.4M5 on AIX.

A dataset created in WORK in the WorkspaceServer/autoexec_usermods.sas file ends up in the parent directory of the WORK that is shown in Enterprise Guide.

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SAS Work-directory changes during execution

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