Hi
I cannot run sas EG 7.1 as I used to. I got the following error message.
Could anyone helps me..
Root element is missing.
-------------------------- Technical Information Follows --------------------------
Exception Details:
----------------------------------------
Exception type: System.Xml.XmlException
Message: Root element is missing.
Source: System.Xml
Target Site: ThrowWithoutLineInfo
Stack Trace:
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ThrowWithoutLineInfo(String res)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
at System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(XmlReader reader, LoadOptions options)
at System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(String uri, LoadOptions options)
at SAS.EG.Options.EGOptions.DeserializeOptions(String fileName)
at SAS.EG.Options.EGOptions.Read(String fileName)
at SAS.EG.ProjectElements.ProjectCollection.SetDataModelOptions()
at SAS.EG.MainForm.LoadOptions()
at SAS.EG.MainForm..ctor()
at SAS.EG.App.Startup(String[] args)
at SAS.EG.App.Main(String[] args)
at SAS.EG.EntryPoint.Main(String[] args)
Your problem looks similar to this one so I'd try the same suggestions:
https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/SAS-EG-Error/m-p/289717#U289717
unfortunitally, it did not work.
Are you ready for the spotlight? We're accepting content ideas for SAS Innovate 2025 to be held May 6-9 in Orlando, FL. The call is open until September 25. Read more here about why you should contribute and what is in it for you!
What’s the difference between SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Studio? How are they similar? Just ask SAS’ Danny Modlin.
Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.