Date:         Thu, 20 Mar 1997 20:18:59 -0500
Reply-To:     diskin@snet.net
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Dennis Diskin <diskin@SNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: Proc Contents (MVS)
Comments: To: Chris Strickland <cstrick@IU.NET>
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Chris,
This code should work fine in MVS but, as on any platform you have to
pointing at a valid SAS library. I can't tell any more from your code
segment.
 
Dennis Diskin
 
 
Chris Strickland wrote:
>
> Gosh, MVS really bites.  I'm trying to do something simple that I've never
> had problems with in VMS, Dos or Unix.  But in in MVS it gives me errors.
>
> Basically here's the code
>
> proc contents data=smtdw37._all_ directory;
> run;
>
> I get the following error.
>
> ERROR: Library SMTDW37 is not in a valid format for access method
> SASEB.
>
> Geesh, I just want to easily find the SAS files while in SAS.  Give me
> UNIX, Win95, NT, VMS any day over MVS.  Well, at least I have access to
> SAS.
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