how to use proc contents data statement

[Merlin_Shalini]

file path and table name when input says does not exist error message

[Merlin_Shalini]

ERROR: File /home/u57834060/sasuser.v94/storm_summary.sas7bdat does not exist.Dont know if the file has been modified

[Tom]

Please post more details.  For example copy the relevant lines of text from the SAS log and insert into your message using the pop-window that appears when you click on the Insert Code icon (The icon looks like < / > )

Are you sure the dataset is visible from the machine where SAS is running?

[Merlin_Shalini]

The autosave file for the file "p101a04.sas" is newer than the version you are opening. Would you like to load the autosave file instead?

proc contents data=/home/u57834060/EPG1V2/storm_summary.sas7bdat";
run;

1          OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
 72         
 73         proc contents data=/home/u57834060/EPG1V2/storm_summary.sas7bdat";
                               _
                               22
                               76
 ERROR 22-322: Expecting a name.  
 
 ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.
 
 74         run;
 75         
 76         OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
 77         ODS HTML CLOSE;
 78         &GRAPHTERM; ;*';*";*/;RUN;
 
 NOTE: PROCEDURE CONTENTS used (Total process time):
       real time           0.00 seconds
       user cpu time       0.00 seconds
       system cpu time     0.00 seconds
       memory              254.93k
       OS Memory           29604.00k
       Timestamp           01/03/2021 07:11:01 PM
       Step Count                        24  Switch Count  0
       Page Faults                       0
       Page Reclaims                     96
       Page Swaps                        0
       Voluntary Context Switches        0
       Involuntary Context Switches      0
       Block Input Operations            0
       Block Output Operations           0
       
 NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
 78       !                           QUIT;
 79         QUIT;RUN;
 80         ODS HTML5 (ID=WEB) CLOSE;
 81         
 82         ODS RTF (ID=WEB) CLOSE;
 83         ODS PDF (ID=WEB) CLOSE;
 NOTE: ODS PDF(WEB) printed no output. 
       (This sometimes results from failing to place a RUN statement before the ODS PDF(WEB) CLOSE statement.)
 84         FILENAME _GSFNAME;
 NOTE: Fileref _GSFNAME has been deassigned.
 
 
 85         DATA _NULL_;
 86         RUN;
 
 NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
       real time           0.00 seconds
       user cpu time       0.00 seconds
       system cpu time     0.00 seconds
       memory              459.84k
       OS Memory           22952.00k
       Timestamp           01/03/2021 07:11:01 PM
       Step Count                        25  Switch Count  0
       Page Faults                       0
       Page Reclaims                     26
       Page Swaps                        0
       Voluntary Context Switches        0
       Involuntary Context Switches      0
       Block Input Operations            0
       Block Output Operations           0
       
 
 87         OPTIONS NOTES STIMER SOURCE SYNTAXCHECK;
 88         

[Tom]

You have unbalanced quotes. You have omitted the opening quote.  Fix that and see if it solves the problem.

proc contents data="/home/u57834060/EPG1V2/storm_summary.sas7bdat";

[Merlin_Shalini]

proc contents data="/home/u57834060/EPG1V2/storm_summary.sas7bdat";

ERROR: File /home/u57834060/EPG1V2/storm_summary.sas7bdat does not exist.

How do I know if the data file is not there or modified?

Thank you for your help

[Merlin_Shalini]

I am not able to run proc contents statement. I am stuck. Please help