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Date:   Tue, 18 Dec 2001 20:25:34 -0800
Reply-To:   "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:   Re: Reading File
In-Reply-To:   <fwST7.5363$4O.549@news1.bloor.is>; from rlemay1104@ROGERS.COM on Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 01:59:39AM +0000
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on Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 01:59:39AM +0000, RogersEmail (rlemay1104@ROGERS.COM) wrote: > 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?

Probably.

Highly dependent on some information you've neglected to provide, such as the operating system you're using.

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