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prolifious
Obsidian | Level 7

Hello,

 

I want to see the variables in a pdb.  here's my code:


libname pdb '/a/b/c/d/e/2017/0501';

proc contents data=pdb;

proc print data=pdb;

 

 

what am i doing wrong here?  please help.

 

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

You created a libref that points to a directory and then asked PROC CONTENTS to show you the variables in an unrelated WORK dataset.  If you know the member name of the dataset want then use that in the proc contents statement.

proc contents data=pdb.mydataset; run;

Or if you want to see the contetns for all of the datasets in the library then use the _ALL_ keyword.

proc contents data=pdb._all_; run;

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

We don't know what you are doing wrong, because you haven't explained what happens that you think is wrong. Perhaps you could explain what you see or don't see that is wrong, and why it is wrong.

 

 

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Paige Miller
prolifious
Obsidian | Level 7

Thank you.

 

in the log, it notes the the libref was successfully assigned, but the error noted under the proc contents says  "file.work.pdb.data does not exist".  do i need a data step?

Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

You created a libref that points to a directory and then asked PROC CONTENTS to show you the variables in an unrelated WORK dataset.  If you know the member name of the dataset want then use that in the proc contents statement.

proc contents data=pdb.mydataset; run;

Or if you want to see the contetns for all of the datasets in the library then use the _ALL_ keyword.

proc contents data=pdb._all_; run;
prolifious
Obsidian | Level 7

Thank you very much, Tom.

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