Date:         Wed, 7 Dec 2005 02:13:35 -0800
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From:         RolandRB <rolandberry@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Changing default library for present SAS/code session
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Hari wrote:
> Hi,
>
> With help from this group, I have been able to create a library (to a
> temp location) called "Abcproj"
>
> Presently I am doing many operations which does manipulations on data.
> Since I want all the files in my project to be tethered to "Abcproj" i
> have to use the libname "Abcproj." in fron tof every data file,
> otherwise the subsequent data gets stored linked to Work folder.
>
> for example i have the following:-
>
> X 'mkdir %temp%\ABCproj';
>
>    %LET TMPAREA=%sysget(temp);
>    libname ABCproj "&TMPAREA.\abcproj";
>
> *---Importing raw data file---*;
>
> PROC IMPORT OUT= RawTotal
>             DATAFILE= "\\hari\hari actproj\ABSProj\From Client\2005 11
> 17\Test Data.csv"
>             DBMS=CSV REPLACE;
>      GETNAMES=YES;
>      DATAROW=2;
> RUN;
>
> In the above case Rawtotal gets stored in Work folder. if I want it to
> be stored in Abcproj library I have to use "PROC IMPORT OUT=
> AbcProj.RawTotal"
>
> For many other procedures whereby datasets are created I have to append
> Abcproj. Is there some way by which I can avoid appending Abcproj. to
> every "data statement" and "proc XXXX out = " statement and still have
> those files in my new library? probably some piece of code can
> temporarily assign the default location as Abcproj and another piece of
> code can temporarily assign the default library back to WORK folder
> (which I can use at end of my present code).
>
> Regards,
> Hari
> India

Try options USER=abcproj;

and set back to USER=WORK later if need be.