Sorry it's windows actually - is below code should work? x copy "f:\sam\samuser_id.mdb"            "\\usasam000\shares\samuser_id.mdb"; Thanks! ... View more

I am looking to your question. Im a little bit different thinking to find the information. It is the file-type supplier/standard that is: - Microsoft / Excel,    eg at: Excel specifications and limits - Excel - Office.com - Microsoft XLS file-type  ACE/JET.   Data Source Information Properties (OLE DB Jet Provider) it is de DBPROP_MAXINDEXSIZE being limited to 255   All office interfaces (Access / Word) are mentinoning this column limit with no adjusment.   The reserved Words: List of Microsoft Jet 4.0 reserved words - OASIS ODF v1.2 for those XLSX types    entry at Standards | OASIS   (opendocument V1.2)   In this specification you find no limits. It are many files in a zip-file. The contents are XML-files. Yes this is about XLSX Excel interface.  Recap: - Excel has his own limits while running. This is version dependant.  (MS) - The default interfaces as of ACE/JET are limiting to 255 columns. (MS) - The old XLS file-types have limations of the old Excel versions. (MS) - The new XLSX file-type has no fixed limitation.  (Zipped file with xml files)   (Oasis) The one that is most restrictive at a moment is the one that counts  ... View more

Sandy you are now possible running into the UAC Windows  quirks behavior. Running as administrator (or root) is not appreciated and all kind of technical mitigations are introduced to disencourage that. It is a littlebit painful SAS institute is not doing well at those requirements and their related effects. Some examples: - You can not use a "domain admin" to be used with SAS spawners and scheduling having it kept those rights   As the "local service" account is running those processes and that one is not allowed to elevate rights to admin. (MS design) - Some procedures are requiing attention Using SAS92HFADD & ViewRegistry on Windows Server 2008 R2 - platformadmin.com -  Others like: 18274 - When you use the MEMCACHE or MEMLIB system options the following error message occurs "Error: Cannot adjust the token privileges with error 1300." 43425 - The error "SETINIT: FAILED. Install will now abort" occurs during installation of SAS® 9.2 on the Windows platform Bypassing or ingoring UAC (virusscanners firewalls and others) going back to the stone-age when security was not important is not very advisable.Only when you can oversee the impact and consequences on it is acceptable ... View more