Date:         Thu, 20 Dec 2001 02:05:53 GMT
Reply-To:     RogersEmail <rlemay1104@ROGERS.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         RogersEmail <rlemay1104@ROGERS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Reading File

The operating system is NT, changing to W2000 shortly.  I cannot make a copy
of it during the night since we must have the most up to date info when
reading those reports.


Rock


"RogersEmail" <rlemay1104@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:fwST7.5363$4O.549@news1.bloor.is...
> I have a delimited file which is constantly written to by another program
by
> a multitude of users.  I would like to read it with SAS to do reports, but
> when SAS is reading it in, if a user is trying to write to the file with a
> BLAISE application (used for Computer Assisted Terminal Interview), it
says
> it is in use and give me an error.
>
> My question is, Is there a way to read a file in SAS without taking it
> exclusively?
>
> Thanks,
> Rock
>
>