Date:         Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:58:46 -0600
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From:         "data _null_," <datanull@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: help using library catalog
Comments: To: Trish Bous <tbouSSARD@gmail.com>
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Show us the line in the CONTENTS output that from PROC CATALOG.  For
the catalog entry ORPROC.

Should look something like this....

                         Contents of Catalog WORK.FORMATS

#    Name      Type              Create Date          Modified Date
Description
1    ORPROC    FORMAT     17JAN2008:11:56:18     17JAN2008:11:56:18



On Jan 17, 2008 11:44 AM, Trish Bous <tbouSSARD@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >308  proc options option=fmtsearch;
> >309     run;
> >
> >    SAS (r) Proprietary Software Release 9.1  TS1M3
> >
> > FMTSEARCH=(WORK LIBRARY)
> >                   List of catalogs to search for formats and informats
> >
> >*** LIbrary is searched by default, not the problem;
> >
> >311  proc format;
> >312     value $ORPROC '1'='ORPROC';
> >NOTE: Format $ORPROC has been output.
> >313     run;
> >
> >314  data _null_;
> >315     x = 1;
> >316     put x=orproc.;
> >              -------
> >              48
> >ERROR 48-59: The format ORPROC was not found or could not be loaded.
> >
> >317     run;
> >
> >NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
> >
> >
> >*** but $ORPROC or LIBRARY.FORMATS.ORPROC.FORMATC does exist.
> >
>
> Exactly the problem!  $ORPROC is numberic and the library is being searched,
> but I get the above error, ORPROC was not found or could not be loaded.
>
> Is it a problem with the numeric value?
>
> Running SAS 9.1.3 on Windows XP
>
> Thanks
>
> Trish
>