I am very sorry about this issue...my bad. Let me just admit that I blew the whistle too soon. I tried to recapture the error but couldn't so it must have been a wrong folder spec that I supplied because when I supply the right ones to PROC IMPORT, I get the correct data. No problem there. My only "beef" on this issue >> when I err giving the correct folder location, SAS still processes the previous PROC IMPORT file that is stored in the WORK folder. I agree that this calls for users to be wary and to always check the LOG which, in this occasion, gives "physical file does not exist...." error. An unsuspecting or careless user might just ignore or miss checking the LOG file and could be well off the right track, especially if the new data file has similar specs as the 1st. I think it is better if SAS does not process the file in the temp WORK folder once the "physical file does not exist" error is detected. Just my thought. Thank you all for your help.
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