topic How to setup logical-links to make EG happy. in SAS Enterprise Guide

How to setup logical-links to make EG happy.

carterson2 — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:39:16 GMT

I don't understand how to get EG to deal with logical links.

In EG, I can open *.sas7bdat files aok in the Server-List, but not from an EG program.

Example:

--------------aok-------------------------------------------------------------

libname perm '/mktg';

NOTE: Libref PERM was successfully assigned as follows:

Engine: V9

Physical Name: /mktg

In ksh: ls -las /

4 drwxr-xr-x 111 root root 2048 Apr 26 13:52 mktg

-------------broke-------------------------------------------------------------------------

libname perm '/app';

NOTE: Library PERM does not exist.

In ksh: ls -las /

0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Nov 10 2006 app -> /mktg/app

Re: How to setup logical-links to make EG happy.

Doc_Duke — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:08:22 GMT

this may be as simple as specifying the full directory,

libname perm '/mktg/apps';

although usually pseudonyms are not a problem in *nix.

Another question is what is meant by "from an EG program". SAS programs within the EG environment are are submitted to a SAS server for execution. You may have it configured to send the program to your local SAS server (on the PC) rather than to the one on *nix. [SAS doesn't care which direction the slashes are, so it won't complain about the syntax.] Check to see where the program is trying to execute.

Doc Muhlbaier

Duke

Re: How to setup logical-links to make EG happy.

carterson2 — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:12:38 GMT

In EG, I have two servers in the bottom left screen.

Servers

+ A

+ B

Server-B is the one I want.

It always uses A.

Q: How do I make it use B?

( think thats the problem, not logical links...)

thanks for helping

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oh I see it now. In the top right, above the PROGRAM, I select the SERVER.

Then it finds my directory (which is on server B and not on A).

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I guess a better question is:

How are those servers related to directories? The only difference I see is the hostname. ( I am asking our IT guy...)

serverA a.b.c.d

serverB e.b.c.d