topic Re: Calling Python from SAS EG installed on my PC in SAS Programming

Calling Python from SAS EG installed on my PC

JM_VFAU — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:28:34 GMT

I have a python code on my PC. I would like to call the Python code using SAS EG which is running on application server installed on Linux. By using x commands from SAS EG, it can run commands on the Linux environment. With this setup is there a way to run system commands on windows?

Re: Calling Python from SAS EG installed on my PC

Reeza — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:32:19 GMT

Only if you can run any code locally. If it's set up in this manner, when you click RUN you should actually have a drop down that says run locally or on the server. If it doesn't have that, then you can't run it on your machine.

Re: Calling Python from SAS EG installed on my PC

ScottBass — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:08:33 GMT

Reeza, as always, is correct, in that if you have Base SAS on your local machine, then EG can launch a local SAS session and, assuming you have ALLOWXCMD, then you can call your python program. You probably are your own administrator for your local SAS environment, so ALLOWXCMD is likely not a problem.

I wanted to also point out this alternative approach:

https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2013/11/25/11-custom-tasks/, and

https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2007/10/05/you-are-under-my-command-prompt/

You'll need the ability to install a custom task into EG.