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AnnaShami
Fluorite | Level 6

Hi experts,

I am trying to store Formats in a library using following code
but I got error:

Libname LIB ‘pathname’;

PROC FORMAT
LIBRARY=LIB;

     Value..

;

Run;

ERROR: File LIB.FORMATS.CATALOG was created for a different operating
system.

Thanks

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Jade | Level 19

This suggests the answer.  Where did it come from?

ERROR: File LIB.FORMATS.CATALOG was created for a different operating system.

ChrisHemedinger
Community Manager

Sometimes this is a result of a change from 32-bit SAS for Windows to 64-bit:

The top gotchas when moving to 64-bit SAS for Windows - The SAS Dummy

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