Problem Note 56802: Using SAS® Enterprise Guide® to save a SAS® program as a hidden file produces an error saying that the file cannot be found
If you attempt to save a SAS program as a hidden file in SAS Enterprise Guide, you might receive an error saying that the file does not exist. In actuality, the file is created, but it is empty (zero bytes).
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Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS Integration Technologies | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
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For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
If you try to save a SAS program as a hidden file (.sas.program) in SAS Enterprise Guide, you might receive an error stating that the file does not exist. Actually, the file itself is created but it is empty.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2015-10-21 10:10:05 |
| Date Created: | 2015-10-15 10:54:33 |
