topic Re: how PC SAS base handle SAS dataset on unix server in SAS Programming

how PC SAS base handle SAS dataset on unix server

GeorgeSAS — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:04:53 GMT

Hello everyone,

I use SAS EG which connect to an unix server(suppose it is abc.org), also I use PC SAS base on my local.

My question is how I can handle SAS dataset which locates on unix server from my local pc SAS base? do I need to create a mapping drive on my local pc to the unix server first?

Thank you!

Re: how PC SAS base handle SAS dataset on unix server

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:14:13 GMT

If you have SAS/CONNECT licensed both on the server and the PC, you can use that. Without it, you need a network share.

Re: how PC SAS base handle SAS dataset on unix server

SASKiwi — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 04:12:21 GMT

Please note that SAS datasets created under Windows are not necessarily compatible and directly readable by Unix SAS and vice versa if using file shares. You may need to use the CEDA SAS engine from cross-platform compatibility. SAS/CONNECT handles this automatically.

Re: how PC SAS base handle SAS dataset on unix server

maggiem_sas — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 13:23:57 GMT

If CEDA (cross environment data access) is invoked, it is automatic. You do not have to specify it.

To know whether CEDA is invoked, check the SAS log.

Depending on what features you need, CEDA access might be sufficient. It has some restrictions. For example, indexes are not used, and update processing is not supported. See the CEDA documentation.