Date:         Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:05:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Dale McLerran <stringplayer_2@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Dale McLerran <stringplayer_2@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: User calling V6 engine instead of V9
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Can the user not force the library to be v9 by specifying
a v9 engine?

libname mylib v9 "...";

Dale

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Dale McLerran
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--- On Thu, 9/17/09, Norm Weston <nweston@AMGEN.COM> wrote:

> From: Norm Weston <nweston@AMGEN.COM>
> Subject: User calling V6 engine instead of V9
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 4:50 PM
> I have a user who, when executing SAS
> V9, the engine showing is V6.  When
> executing Xwindows SAS, the splash page verifies V9.
> and if you do a proc
> setinit, it confirms sas V9.  However, when she
> executes a libname
> statement, the log indicates engine V6.
>
> SAS tech support indicated that this was because of the
> presence of a SAS
> v6 dataset somewhere in the directory.  however, all
> such datasets have
> been removed and still the error persists.  Obviously
> with V6, that engine
> is only read only with V9 software, so the user is unable
> to write out to
> the directory.
>
> I have verified that there is no reference to V6 in the
> .profile so I am
> not sure why the engine defaults to V6.  Any ideas?
>