Problem Note 3792: Proc Export to a New MSAccess 97 Database Returns ERROR: Error Trying to
Establish Connection: Could Not Find File 'c:\whatever.mdb'. ERROR:
Error in the LIBNAME Statement.
When creating a new MSAccess 97 database, using Proc Export in SAS 8.1
and 8.2, and Microsoft Office is not installed, the following error
is returned:
ERROR: Error trying to establish connection: Could not find file
'c:\test.mdb'.
ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.
If the .mdb file already exists, even if it is a different version, the
export will succeed.
Have users download and apply the following from our pc download
area:
pcff_p81.zip
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Reported Release | Fixed Release* |
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | Microsoft Windows 95/98 | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
*
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: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2000-11-17 11:41:40 |
| Date Created: | 2000-11-06 15:10:50 |
