topic Library Does Not Exist Message in SAS Studio

Library Does Not Exist Message

KMM2 — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:41:09 GMT

I am trying to create a library using a LIBNAME statement. I originally had the dataset in a folder directly under my Files (Home). However, I kept getting an error that the library did not exist. I then put the dataset in a subfolder under MY_SHARED_FILE_LINKS and it worked. This is not something I necessarily want to share with a class. I don't understand why it works one way but not the other (and I'm sure I'm missing something very obvious). I copied the file paths directly from the properties of each one.

Here is how the datasets are stored:

This is the log when I create the libraries:

Re: Library Does Not Exist Message

ballardw — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:51:45 GMT

It really helps when providing code or log entries to post them as TEXT. That way when we have a recommendation we can copy/edit and paste text instead of retyping from scratch. If you have sensitive data in the text just XXXX over the offending characters.

READ your libname code closely. Then look at your folder picture. The path text shows "Rsch Data/Data" in the code. The folder picture shows the name of the Folder in Rsch Data as "DAta". Different case. See if making the CASE the same solves the problem.

This looks like it may be the SAS On Demand which runs on a case sensitive system.

Suggestion: use all lower case names every where in the folder and files to minimize such problems. Your students will misspell stuff and the fewer elements that can go wrong the better. Also consider not including spaces either. It may be that you end up with two or more spaces and your students will type one and not understand the resulting errors either.

Re: Library Does Not Exist Message

KMM2 — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 22:08:58 GMT

Thank you! Changing the case fixed it. I didn't realize some systems are case sensitive. Good advice on naming conventions!