topic Re: File Attachments to Posts in All Things Community

File Attachments to Posts

jacksonan123 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 10:48:28 GMT

When I try to attach a text file the path appears but the file is not attached. See below.

Can someone tell me what types of files can be attached to a post?

Is there a post that details how to handle attachments?

Re: File Attachments to Posts

RW9 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 10:58:02 GMT

I caan see the file you attached? You can attach most file types to posts, however that being said as this is a Q&A forum, it would be advisable to use simple test data datasteps posted into code windows in the post (its the {i} above the post area), post code in code window as well. Avoid the use of attached files as a few of them (Office docs straight off) are either dangerous to download or not directly usable by everyone.

Re: File Attachments to Posts

jacksonan123 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:01:45 GMT

Thanks very much for your reply but you state avoid the use of attached files, but what is the alternative when you need the data to run the posted code?

Re: File Attachments to Posts

RW9 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:04:26 GMT

You post example test data in a datastep which describes the problem:

data have;
  input a b c $;
datalines;
1 2 a
;
run;

You can also use this post to get your data - however its not good to post lots of data or sensitive etc. data:

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/How-to-create-a-data-step-version-of-your-data-AKA-generate/ta-p/258712

Re: File Attachments to Posts

jacksonan123 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:14:39 GMT

The information in the post will be useful for data and I will implement it
in the future but in my case I have a large text file so I think that it
would have to be loaded as an attachment.

##- Please type your reply above this line. Simple formatting, no
attachments. -##

Re: File Attachments to Posts

jacksonan123 — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:22:08 GMT

Will do that for future posts.

Thanks