If you try to assign a new library from a PC client to a remote mainframe server via SAS/SHARE^® software, the following errors occur in the client machine's SAS log:

ERROR: Libname libref is not assigned.
ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.
ERROR 23-7: Invalid value for the ROPTIONS option.

These errors occur when you use the ROPTIONS= option in a LIBNAME statement in code similar to the following:

Note:The RENGINE= option is also required when you use the ROPTIONS= option.

If you run the LIBNAME statement in an interactive SAS session that runs on the mainframe, the library is allocated successfully.

The SAS/SHARE server's log reflects the following errors when you use RENGINE=V9 and RENGINE=REMOTE, respectively:

ERROR: RI TERM: Unexpected failure occurred: RESOURCE POSTED.
ERROR: The SAS/SHARE remote engine and the SAS/SHARE server may not both be
active in a single SAS session.

Currently, there is no circumvention except to pre-allocate the library on the mainframe or to use an existing library.

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