Date:         Thu, 20 Mar 1997 21:49:32 -0500
Reply-To:     flickner@erols.com
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Pat Flickner <flickner@EROLS.COM>
Organization: Flickner Enterprises
Subject:      Re: Proc Contents (MVS)
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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.
  ------------------------------------------------------------------
  Chris Strickland - Approved Discount Vendor for SecureTax
  Email: cstrick@iu.net
  New Horizons Software - http://www.sitesurfer.com/newhoriz
  [Programming/UNIX/WEB Services,Central Fl Jobs, Entertainment,
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  College Football]
 
 Chris, you might want to actually look at the file.  If SAS tells you
the file's in the wrong format, check it out.  Depending on which
version of SAS you're using, it may explain the problem.  SAS6.xx can
read SAS datasets from prior versions, but SAS5.18 can't read version 6
datasets (ps fs format -- I forget what I used to set up 5.18 with).
 
Pat Flickner
flickner@erols.com