Problem Note 944: WRITE ACCESS DENIED message accessing a Version 5 SAS data set
In Version 7 and Version 8.0 of the SAS System, attempting to update a
member of a Version 5 library generates the following message in the
SAS Log:
ERROR: Write access to member libref.member.DATA is denied.
In Release 8.1 the following message is written to the SAS Log:
The V5 engine does not support file creation.
Version 7 and beyond does not provide update access for Version 5 SAS
libraries.
To correct the problem, you must copy the Version 5 library into a
later format (i.e. V6, V7, V8, etc.)
PROC DATASETS generates one of the following error messages if you
attempt to update a Version 5 library:
ERROR: The FILE DELETE function is not supported by the V5 engine.
or:
ERROR: Update access is not supported for file ddname.memname.DATA.
or:
The V5 engine does not support updates.
NOTE: A Version 5 SAS Data library has DCB characteristics of:
LRECL=32756 BLKSIZE=32760 RECFM=U DSORG=DA
If any of these attributes are specified in the allocation of a new
library, this allocation is is considered an attempt to allocate a
new Version 5 SAS library. Version 7 and beyond does not allow the
allocation of a new Version 5 SAS library. To correct this problem,
allocate the library with the following (post-Version 5) DCB
characteristics:
LRECL=6144 BLKSIZE=6144 RECFM=FS DSORG=PS
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Reported Release | Fixed Release* |
| SAS System | Base SAS | CMS | 8 TS M0 | 8.1 TS1M0 |
| z/OS | 8 TS M0 | 8.1 TS1M0 |
*
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.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | |
| Topic: | Data Management ==> Access ==> SAS I/O
|
| Date Modified: | 2000-08-23 09:30:42 |
| Date Created: | 1999-07-09 00:00:00 |
