Date:         Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:02:24 -0600
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Subject:      Re: help using library catalog
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It may not be documented but it works.  A hold over from the IBM days, perhaps.

321  proc format ddname=work;
322     value $ORPROC '1'='ORPROC';
NOTE: Format $ORPROC has been output.
323     run;

I think Trish is using winders as implied by the drive letter colon backslash.
LIBNAME LIBRARY  "Z:\PSI\";


On Jan 17, 2008 7:27 AM, Ed Heaton <EdHeaton@westat.com> wrote:
> Trish,
>
> What version of SAS are you running - and what is your operating system?
> I'm running SAS 9.1.3 on Windows and can't seem to find the DDNAME=
> option for the PROC FORMAT statement.
>
> Ed
>
> Edward Heaton, Senior Systems Analyst,
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sas-l@listserv.uga.edu [mailto:owner-sas-l@listserv.uga.edu]
> On Behalf Of Trish Bous
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 6:44 PM
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: help using library catalog
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I was hoping that someone can provide some insight regarding SAS
> catalogs/libraries.
>
>
> I have created a format library in SAS.
>
> snippet of code:
>
> PROC FORMAT DDNAME=LIBRARY;
> VALUE SEXCAT
>  1 = 'Male'
>  2 = 'Female'
>  ;
> VALUE AGECAT
>  0 = '00 to 17'
>  1 = '18 to 39'
>  2 = '40 to 64'
>  3 = '65 to 74'
>  4 = '75+'
>  ;
> VALUE $TRAUMID
> "80000" = "1" /* CLOSED SKULL VAULT FX */
> "80001" = "1" /* CL SKULL VLT FX W/O COMA */
> OTHER   = "0";
> run;
>
> And this has successfully been ran
> ...
> NOTE: Format $TRAUMID has been written to LIBRARY.FORMATS.
> ...
>
> My library, "Library" is located here:  "Z\PSI\"
>
> I am trying to use this library in another program with the statement
>
> LIBNAME LIBRARY  "Z:\PSI\";
>
> However, I get an error
>
> "ERROR 48-59: The format ORPROC was not found or could not be loaded."
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>
> Trish
>