https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Catalog/m-p/42800#M11151 SAS LIBNAME statement (gain access to the catalog) and PROC CATALOG to read (view?) the contents. And review SAS OPTIONS FMTSEARCH= if you need to access the contents of the catalog with your SAS application code.<BR /> <BR /> The SAS support <A href="http://support.sas.com/" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/</A> website has DOC and supplemental technical and conference papers on this type of topic, either using the website SEARCH facility or possibly consider using the Google advanced search argument below:<BR /> <BR /> read sas catalog site:sas.com<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> SAS 9.2 Language Reference: Concepts <BR /> <BR /> SAS Catalogs <BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a002299819.htm" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a002299819.htm</A> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:33:56 GMT sbb 2009-06-10T11:33:56Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Catalog/m-p/42799#M11150 Hi<BR /> I need to read the contents of a catalog stored in permanent space which is created by the other person.<BR /> how to do this? please suggest me any solution for this? Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:34:23 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Catalog/m-p/42799#M11150 deleted_user 2009-06-10T09:34:23Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Catalog/m-p/42800#M11151 SAS LIBNAME statement (gain access to the catalog) and PROC CATALOG to read (view?) the contents. And review SAS OPTIONS FMTSEARCH= if you need to access the contents of the catalog with your SAS application code.<BR /> <BR /> The SAS support <A href="http://support.sas.com/" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/</A> website has DOC and supplemental technical and conference papers on this type of topic, either using the website SEARCH facility or possibly consider using the Google advanced search argument below:<BR /> <BR /> read sas catalog site:sas.com<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> SAS 9.2 Language Reference: Concepts <BR /> <BR /> SAS Catalogs <BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a002299819.htm" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a002299819.htm</A> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:33:56 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Catalog/m-p/42800#M11151 sbb 2009-06-10T11:33:56Z