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Date:   Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:45:31 -0500
Reply-To:   Craig Johnson <cjohns38@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   Craig Johnson <cjohns38@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: Mapped Drive Problems
Comments:   To: Joe Matise <snoopy369@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:   <AANLkTimwz77-4UnBxN3Eg+2RwU6tVq13519QnK70TXeZ@mail.gmail.com>
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Correction - if I actually try and use a libname to datafiles on the drive it works (\\server\whatever\_) rather than S:\whatever\. However, if you try and open a program from the file menu it doesn't work because the drive doesn't even show up.

On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Craig Johnson <cjohns38@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep, it's visible and usable under windows explorer. It's not visible under > 'Computer' in SAS so you can't libname to it. It's like SAS doesn't consider > it real. > > > On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Joe Matise <snoopy369@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is it visible in windows explorer? If so then it ought to be visible in >> SAS, I'd think, unless something isn't set up right. >> >> If it is visible in windows, can you LIBNAME to it? Either by the mapped >> drive, or the UNC path to it (Assuming you have it set up as a UNC directory >> tree, or whatever filesystem you're using)? >> >> -Joe >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Craig Johnson <cjohns38@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> All of our SAS programs and a large chunk of SAS data files are stored on >>> the shared drive so when they don't show up on the persons SAS explorder >>> window it's a pretty big problem. It requires the person to transfer the >>> data sets to their PC and rewrite code. >>> >>> I've been struggling with this for quite a while and have no idea why SAS >>> isn't reading the mapped drive. Every other PC we'ved installed SAS on has >>> picked the mapped drive up. >>> >>> This PC is running Windows 7, SAS 9.2 32 bit (we tried the 64 bit with >>> similar results so not sure what is going on. >>> >>> Hopefully someone has some input because this is pretty frustrating. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Joe Matise <snoopy369@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> What do you mean not showing up, and what does this have to do with >>>> SAS? (Also, what kind of computer/OS?) >>>> >>>> -Joe >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Craig Johnson <cjohns38@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> We have a mapped drive that we use and it's not showing up on a >>>>> computer. >>>>> I've uninstalled sas and reinstalled and it's not showing up. Any >>>>> suggestions on what might be causing this or how to fix it? >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >


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