did you try if it is possible to get host data via (native) FTP? You can use a CMD-window in WIN and key in FTP. You are prompted for the host-name or IP adress and your password. Normally your default path is your userid

user.

If you have a file like:

user.a.b

Try:

ftp>> cd a ftp>> get b

What happens? Successful?

I don't think that you cannot write to your own WORK directory. Ok, to be sure:

data work.test; x=1; run;

Have a look into the LIB window. On which disk is the WORK library? What is the free space on that disk?

Gerhard

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:59:37 -0500, Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org> <nospam@HOWLES.COM> wrote:

>On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:39:54 -0800, a@MAILINATOR.COM wrote: > >>have read http://support.sas.com/techsup/technote/ts642.html >> >>attempting to read a GDG file on MVS from pc-sas-9.1.3 >> >>code: >> >> filename in ftp "'XXXX.XXX.DATA(-1)'" user='me' >> pass = "pass" host = 'XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX' >> rcmd='site rdw recfm=fb ' ; >> options obs=10; >> data a; >> infile in ; >> input @1 field1 $ebcdic8.; >> run; >> >>NOTE: <<< 451 Transfer aborted: send error. >>ERROR: File transfer aborted after running out of disk space. >>Validate that the required amount of >> data was written. The file may need to be recreated with >>additional space. >>NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors. >> >>tried also ... s370v RCMD='site rdw'; >> >>made no difference and not sure what else to try > >Just a guess: Perhaps SAS was trying to write where you don't have rights.