Problem Note 65927: The Copy Files task in SAS® Enterprise Guide® 8.2 fails with the message "ERROR: Target folder does not exist or cannot be accessed"
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The Copy Files task in SAS Enterprise Guide 8.2 might fail with the following error:
ERROR: Target folder does not exist or cannot be accessed.
This error might occur when the SAS Enterprise Guide session has not started any connections to a SAS server.
For example, you encounter the issue when you perform steps similar to the following.
- You execute SAS Enterprise Guide 8.2 and add a Copy Files task.
- You try to upload a Microsoft Excel file from your local machine to either the Local or SASApp server. At this point, there is no connection to either server.
- When you execute the task, the following error occurs:
The error occurs because the Copy Files task in SAS Enterprise Guide 8.2 does not automatically connect to the Local or SASApp servers.
As a workaround, you could connect to the Local or SASApp server before executing the task.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 8.2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/G5J.html#65927
When you run the Copy Files task in SAS Enterprise Guide and there is no connection to a SAS server, it fails with the following error: "ERROR: Target folder does not exist or cannot be accessed."
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2020-06-23 11:07:24 |
| Date Created: | 2020-05-05 04:07:50 |