Thanks, will try that and report back.

Any idea why it works on my machine? I remember this issue coming up before, but don't remember the resolution. I wonder if I have an option or something set that she doesn't.

-----Original Message----- From: Tom Slack [mailto:tom_sas@DUESOUTH.NET] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 4:08 PM To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: libname with spaces issue--Win95 SAS8.1

This is a wild guess. Try using single quotes. This should make it a literal.

Best Wishes,

Tom

At 12:47 PM 2/27/2003 -0500, you wrote: >I have some code that I wrote that works fine on my machine. > >I was trying to run it on someone else's machine, and it wouldn't work. > >Both are Win95 and both have SAS8.1 > >The issue seemed to be with the fact that the path contains blanks. > >This worked on both: > >libname x "G:\testing"; > >but this did not work on the second machine (works fine on mine): > >libname y "G:\testing\trial data"; > >Any ideas? > >Both machines have the same public drive mapped as G:\ > > >******************************** >Andrea Wainwright >Names One >Sr. SAS Programmer/Analyst > >************************************************************************** >The information transmitted herewith is sensitive information intended only >for use by the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader >of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that >any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, copying or other >use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information is >strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, >please contact the sender and delete the material from your computer.

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