I'm trying to extract external data file from my desktop into SAS. I keep getting an error saying the physical file does not exist. The path to the file is correct and I've checked it multiple times. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong or if maybe it's some type of firewall setting that SAS can't get into my desktop files? My laptop is running Windows 7 and I'm using the SAS Studio. Any Ideas? Here's my SAS syntax: DATA assignment2; INFILE 'C:\Users\new_account\Desktop\assignment2.dat'; INPUT Gender $ Age $ Systolic $ Diastolic; RUN; The log looks like: 1 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK; 42 ; 43 DATA assignment2; 44 INFILE 'C:\Users\new_account\Desktop\assignment2.dat'; 45 INPUT Gender $ Age $ Systolic $ Diastolic; 46 RUN; ERROR: Physical file does not exist, /opt/sasinside/SASConfig/Lev1/SASApp/C:\Users\new_account\Desktop\assignment2.dat. NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors. WARNING: The data set WORK.ASSIGNMENT2 may be incomplete. When this step was stopped there were 0 observations and 4 variables. WARNING: Data set WORK.ASSIGNMENT2 was not replaced because this step was stopped. NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time): real time 0.00 seconds cpu time 0.00 seconds 47 ; 48 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK; 58 ;
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