How to connect to data using SAS University

[wlierman]

I am using SAS University Edition JupyterLab.

This is what I have

''' options compress=yes;
Libname SAS_1 'C:\SASUniversityEdition\myfolders';

Proc import 
Datafile = "C:\SASUniversityEdition\myfolders\data_code\All_Contacts.xlsx"
dbms = xlsx
out = SAS_1.All_Contacts_code
replace;
getnames=Yes;
run; '''

The log

ods listing close;ods html5 (id=saspy_internal) file=stdout options(bitmap_mode='inline') device=svg style=HTMLBlue; ods
114! graphics on / outputfmt=png;
NOTE: Writing HTML5(SASPY_INTERNAL) Body file: STDOUT
115  
116  options compress=yes;
117  Libname SAS_1 'C:\SASUniversityEdition\myfolders';
NOTE: Library SAS_1 does not exist.
118  
119  Proc import
120  Datafile = "C:\SASUniversityEdition\myfolders\data_code\All_Contacts.xlsx"
121  dbms = xlsx
122  out = SAS_1.All_Contacts_code
123  replace;
124  getnames=Yes;
125  run;
ERROR: Physical file does not exist, /media/sf_myfolders/C:\SASUniversityEdition\myfolders\data_code\/All_Contacts.
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: PROCEDURE IMPORT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.00 seconds
      cpu time            0.00 seconds

I can follow the path to the physical file which is an Excel xlsx file.

What is the form of the Libname statement?  Why does the path expressed in the datafile statement not find the excel file?

Thank you for your assistance.

wlierman

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

You need to address the shared folder from within the virtual machine, where the path is

/folders/myfolders

so the correct path would be

/folders/myfolders/data_code/All_Contacts.xlsx

[wlierman]

Thank you that was exactly the solution.

Besides the SAS University FAQs is there a article that you would recommend to help understand more about problems like this - connecting to data in a VM environment?

Thank you again for your help.  I really appreciate it.

wlierman

[Kurt_Bremser]

That depends very much on the internal setup of the VM. If it surfaces a SSH port to, you can use SFTP clients to transfer data. The shared folder method is just what SAS chose vor UE.

Most servers today run in VMs.

[wlierman]

Thank you.

wlierman