Hello - I am having trouble accessing the practice data for "SAS Certified Specialist Prep Guide: Base Programming Using SAS 9.4".
I think my problem has to do with updating the macro variable: path=/folders/mypath/cert
I have tried each of the following:
C:\Users\Owner\Erik\Work\SAS Training\base-guide-practice-data\cert
'C:\Users\Owner\Erik\Work\SAS Training\base-guide-practice-data\cert'
C:/Users/Owner/Erik/Work/SAS Training/base-guide-practice-data/cert
'C:/Users/Owner/Erik/Work/SAS Training/base-guide-practice-data/cert'
In each case I get a error message that says: ERROR: Cannot open %INCLUDE file
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Go to that location in File Explorer and look at the file.
1. It is there?
2. Is it ok?
3. Do you already have it open? (then close it)
4. If none of three cases before, try opening a file with %include that will surely work, for example:
5. If this works, analogously open your SAS prep file.
Thank you for your response. I confirmed that the first three points you outlined are not the issue (i.e. the file is there, it appears to be ok, and the file is not open.) I also reviewed the documentation at the link you provided. Unfortunately, I was still unable to create the practice data. I attached a document with a few screenshots. (the create data file in windows explorer, the SAS code I submitted and the SAS log with the error messages).
With this information, is there any more explicit guidance you could provide?
Thanks!
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