https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Saving-save-the-data-permanently-In-the-file-SAS-in-the-C-drive/m-p/58787#M16526 First make a directory on c e.g. mysasdata. Then, you will need to write a libname statement and then use a two level name for the dataset.<BR /> <BR /> libname c 'c:\mysasdata';<BR /> <BR /> data c.water;<BR /> infile ....<BR /> <BR /> The sas dataset water will be stored in c:\mysasdata Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:08:55 GMT Bill 2010-02-17T21:08:55Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Saving-save-the-data-permanently-In-the-file-SAS-in-the-C-drive/m-p/58786#M16525 Hi ,<BR /> <BR /> could anyone please help me out.I have used the following code :<BR /> <BR /> ata water; <BR /> * infile 'n:\handbook\datasets\water.dat';<BR /> input flag $ 1 Town $ 2-18 Mortal 19-22 Hardness 25-27;<BR /> if flag='*' then location='north';<BR /> else location='south';<BR /> *run;<BR /> cards;<BR /> Bath 1247 105 <BR /> *Birkenhead 1668 17 <BR /> Birmingham 1466 5 <BR /> *Blackburn 1800 14 <BR /> *Blackpool 1609 18 <BR /> *Bolton 1558 10 <BR /> *Bootle 1807 15 <BR /> Bournemouth 1299 78 <BR /> *Bradford 1637 10 <BR /> Brighton 1359 84 <BR /> Bristol 1392 73 <BR /> *Burnley 1755 12 <BR /> Cardiff 1519 21 <BR /> Coventry 1307 78 <BR /> Croydon 1254 96 <BR /> *Darlington 1491 20 <BR /> *Derby 1555 39 <BR /> *Doncaster 1428 39 <BR /> East Ham 1318 122 <BR /> Exeter 1260 21 <BR /> *Gateshead 1723 44 <BR /> *Grimsby 1379 94 <BR /> *Halifax 1742 8 <BR /> *Huddersfield 1574 9 <BR /> *Hull 1569 91 <BR /> Ipswich 1096 138 <BR /> *Leeds 1591 16 <BR /> Leicester 1402 37 <BR /> *Liverpool 1772 15 <BR /> *Manchester 1828 8 <BR /> *Middlesbrough 1704 26 <BR /> *Newcastle 1702 44 <BR /> Newport 1581 14 <BR /> Northampton 1309 59 <BR /> Norwich 1259 133 <BR /> *Nottingham 1427 27 <BR /> *Oldham 1724 6 <BR /> Oxford 1175 107 <BR /> Plymouth 1486 5 <BR /> Portsmouth 1456 90 <BR /> *Preston 1696 6 <BR /> Reading 1236 101 <BR /> *Rochdale 1711 13 <BR /> *Rotherham 1444 14 <BR /> *St Helens 1591 49 <BR /> *Salford 1987 8 <BR /> *Sheffield 1495 14 <BR /> Southampton 1369 68 <BR /> Southend 1257 50 <BR /> *Southport 1587 75 <BR /> *South Shields 1713 71 <BR /> *Stockport 1557 13 <BR /> *Stoke 1640 57 <BR /> *Sunderland 1709 71 <BR /> Swansea 1625 13 <BR /> *Wallasey 1625 20 <BR /> Walsall 1527 60 <BR /> West Bromwich 1627 53 <BR /> West Ham 1486 122<BR /> Wolverhampton 1485 81 <BR /> *York 1378 71 <BR /> ;<BR /> <BR /> proc univariate data=water normal;<BR /> var mortal hardness;<BR /> histogram mortal hardness /normal;<BR /> probplot mortal hardness;<BR /> run;<BR /> <BR /> I need to save the data permanently from my Work library in the file SAS in the C drive.<BR /> <BR /> What changes do i need to make in code?<BR /> <BR /> Kind Regards ,<BR /> <BR /> mark Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:03:02 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Saving-save-the-data-permanently-In-the-file-SAS-in-the-C-drive/m-p/58786#M16525 deleted_user 2010-02-17T19:03:02Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Saving-save-the-data-permanently-In-the-file-SAS-in-the-C-drive/m-p/58787#M16526 First make a directory on c e.g. mysasdata. Then, you will need to write a libname statement and then use a two level name for the dataset.<BR /> <BR /> libname c 'c:\mysasdata';<BR /> <BR /> data c.water;<BR /> infile ....<BR /> <BR /> The sas dataset water will be stored in c:\mysasdata Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:08:55 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Saving-save-the-data-permanently-In-the-file-SAS-in-the-C-drive/m-p/58787#M16526 Bill 2010-02-17T21:08:55Z