Best practice where possible is to copy the text of the submitted code and any received error messages from the SAS Log and paste the text into a code box opened using the forum's {I} icon. That can reduce a great many questions. Such as is the error a SAS error or possibly a data base specific error message.   If this is connecting to an external data base you may want to provide an example of the connection code you use (don't show us passwords or sensitive info for logging in) to provide those folks with information that may help.     ... View more