why the error is being shown in the pgm Hello! As indicated already by the others: Your program cannot find the file under the path and name you have provided in the code.  When looking at the log message it seems that you try to use a windows path on a unix machine (where sas runs). That is, you need to make the file available to sas first and than use the filename under which sas sees the file.  In other words: You need to upload the file to the sas machine (or use some shared folders) so that you find it listed in SAS Studio. And the properties of _that_ file (again via SAS) reveal the path and filename you need to use in your in your program. --fja ... View more