Error while reading data from External File

[TexasA_M]

Hi,

I am trying to read data from an external file which is located on my local machine but I am getting this error "ERROR: Physical file does not exist, /sso/biconfig/930/Lev1/SASApp/C:/Users/Shubham/Desktop/SasData.txt." The actual path of my file is C:/Users/Shubham/Desktop/SasData.txt. I don't know why it's adding /sso/biconfig/930/Lev1/SASApp/ before the file name.

I am using SAS Enterprise On Demand edition.

My program is:

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data abcdef;

infile 'C:/Users/Shubham/Desktop/SasData.txt';

input Name$ UIN Score1 Score2;

run;

I will highly appreciate any help.

Thanks,

S

[Reeza · Accepted solution]

OnDemand doesn't see your desktop.

I'm not sure you can import files from desktop to OnDemand, and if you can I imagine you'd have to FTP the file to their server first somehow.

[ChrisHemedinger]

When using SAS OnDemand for Professionals, this primer video might help:

Defining a File Reference to Access Raw Data - YouTube

If using SAS OnDemand for Academics, the same ideas apply.  However, you might have files on the server that are already put in place by your professor.

Chris