First you need to specify a correct UNIX style file name: file "$HOME/E_RECHARGE.TXT" ...... $HOME is one of many UNIX environment variables and denotes your "home directory". Note that, in UNIX, E_RECHARGE.TXT is different from e_recharge.txt; UNIX is always case sensitive. If your SAS installation is set up in the typical fashion, your home directory will be what appears in the "Files" section of your server instance in the server list in Enterprise Guide. After that, you need to transfer this file to your PC. With some file types, this can be done in Enterprise Guide; the online documentation concerning (almost) all versions of EG can be found here: SAS Enterprise Guide If you can't do it in EG, I advise to use a program like WinSCP or Putty to download the file; you need to use the same credentials that you used to log in with EG. If you have been tasked with working as the local SAS guy, your boss positively needs to send you to the basic SAS courses. ... View more