Import SPSS generated SAS files, format question

[zimu94681]

I am trying to import SPSS files into SAS. SPSS automatically generated a SAS dataset and also a code file of all formats.

I wanted to run the format codes to apply all formats to the dataset. The formats codes are like this:

libname library '\xxxxxxx' ;

proc format library = library ;

value followup

0 = 'Baseline'

1 = '1st Followup'

2 = '2nd Followup'

3 = '3rd Followup'

4 = '4th Followup'

5 = '5th Followup'

6 = '6th Followup'

7 = '7th Followup'

8 = '8th Followup'

9 = '9th Followup' ;

proc datasets library = library ;

modify dataset;

format followup followup.;

quit;

I just used one format for illustration purpose.

However, I got an error like this:

"ERROR: File LIBRARY.DATASET cannot be updated because its encoding does not match the

session encoding or the file is in a format native to another host, such as WINDOWS_32."

Can anyone help me to solve the problem?

Thank you very much!!

[SAS_Cares]

Here are some resources that may help: 
How to import SPSS data files into SAS https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/How-to-import-SPSS-data-files-into-SAS/ta-p/2...
Coming to SAS from SPSS https://support.sas.com/content/dam/SAS/support/en/books/62272-view-this-free-guide.pdf