Rerun and update the SAS dataset when another user has it open

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Re: Rerun and update the SAS dataset when another user has it open

Posted 01-25-2021 06:47 PM (454 views) | In reply to Santoshrk

> Is it completely impossible on the Windows evnvironment?

Windows has no abstraction layer between a file and the OS.

Unix uses pointers called inodes that allow you to, for a simple example, rename a file even if it is being updated or otherwise 'locked'.

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