topic Re: Help using libname and filename - working on a Mac -- error in SAS Procedures

Help using libname and filename - working on a Mac -- error

corinnes — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:29:35 GMT

Hello,

I am a regular Stata user, so apologies in advance for the basic nature of these questions. I am trying to download publicly available data from a researcher's website: Files available in Indian district database

I am using the University edition of SAS. The preamble of the code reads as follows:

/*********************************************************************/

title 'panel4: 1961-1991 Indian district sas file.' ;

/*********************************************************************/

/* Users will need to create their own libname and filename commands

as appropriate for their local computer system

libname sasdata '.';

filename inpanel pipe 'gunzip -c panel4.data.gz';

data sasdata.panel91;

attrib DLABEL length = $ 28;

infile INPANEL;

When I put in the relevant directory, the code is as follows:

options linesize=132 pagesize=55 nocenter;

/*********************************************************************/

title 'panel4: 1961-1991 Indian district sas file.' ;

/*********************************************************************/

/* Users will need to create their own libname and filename commands

as appropriate for their local computer system

libname sasdata '/Users/corinnestephenson/Documents/SASUniversityEdition/myfolders1';

filename inpanel 'panel4.data.gz';

However I get the following error:

58 libname sasdata '/Users/corinnestephenson/Documents/SASUniversityEdition/myfolders1';

ERROR: The path /Users/corinnestephenson/Documents/SASUniversityEdition/myfolders1 is invalid because it is not in the list of

accessible paths when SAS is in the lockdown state.

ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.

59 filename inpanel 'panel4.data';

61 data sasdata.panel91;

Any recommendations would be very much appreciated!!!

Re: Help using libname and filename - working on a Mac -- error

Reeza — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:44:12 GMT

Did you set up the shared directory in your VM?

http://support.sas.com/software/products/university-edition/faq/shared_folder_access_existing.htm

http://support.sas.com/software/products/university-edition/faq/shared_folder_access.htm

Re: Help using libname and filename - working on a Mac -- error

corinnes — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 22:02:21 GMT

Hi Reeza,

Thanks for your message. I just double checked -- yes, I set up a shared directory on my VM. Is the lockdown state affecting anything?

Re: Help using libname and filename - working on a Mac -- error

Reeza — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 22:26:03 GMT

No idea

If you set up the shared directory with that specific path it should work.

You can contact the SAS help directly, they're fairly responsive.

Re: Help using libname and filename - working on a Mac -- error

corinnes — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:11:39 GMT

Will try that -- thanks for the suggestions!!