Hi Mark2010,   Many thanks.  I am using a book which was publish in 2007, so yes it is an old book.  Which I had hoped would be useful, but it would explain the errors.  I am also learning via the SAS site also.  I will now have to look into getting a more up to date book.  If you know of a supplier of learning material in the UK that would be helpful.   Many thanks again. ... View more

Hi Amir, Here is the log that I get when I try to import the sample data from the CD.  Many thanks for your help. 1 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK; NOTE: ODS statements in the SAS Studio environment may disable some output features. 73 74 /**********************************************************************\ 75 | Copyright (C) 2006 by SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA. | 76 | | 77 | SAS (R) is a registered trademark of SAS Institute Inc. | 78 | | 79 | This program sets up practice data for SAS(R) Certification Prep | 80 | Guide: Base Programming for SAS(R)9. | 81 \**********************************************************************/ 82 83 84 options nosource nonotes nocardimage validvarname=V7 replace; ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.ADMIT.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.ADMITJUNE.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.COMPANY.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.CREDIT.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.DIABETES.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.EUROPE.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.FINANCE.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.FUNDDRIVE.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.HEART.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.INSURE.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.LAGUARDIA.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.LOANS.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.NEWADMIT.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.RECORDS.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.REPERTORY.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.STRESS2.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.STRESS98.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.STRESS99.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.STRESSTEST.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.SURVEY.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.TALENT.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.THERAPY.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.THERAPY1999.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.THERAPY2000.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.TOTALS2000.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.MECHANICS.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.NAVIGATORS.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.PILOTS.DATA is denied. ERROR: Write access to member SASUSER.STAFF.DATA is denied. Sample data sets and files are ready. 1811 1812 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK; 1825 ... View more