topic Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98932#M257968 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>it is already cleared in my previous anwers.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:47:49 GMT himalay 2012-12-17T10:47:49Z How to process multiple files through SAS simultaneously? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98922#M257958 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How to process multiple files through SAS simultaneously? Is there any special concept used for it?</P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: Himalay Sarma</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:41:00 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98922#M257958 himalay 2012-12-13T09:41:00Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98923#M257959 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You have to provide more details.&nbsp; Some possibilities include submitting multiple batch jobs, simultaneously running multiple sessions, creating your own parallel processing driver, and some offers that SAS has as products.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:20:37 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98923#M257959 art297 2012-12-13T14:20:37Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98924#M257960 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>And if the issue is reading a bunch of files into one working dataset or if each data set requires separate processing.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:12:20 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98924#M257960 ballardw 2012-12-13T16:12:20Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98925#M257961 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can you be more specific about what "process multiple files in SAS at the same time" means? Is there a specific reason why you want concurrent processing? Also, please shed more light on your SAS infrastructure (client, server, etc, plus version numbers), which will highlight possibilities and/or constraints.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Andrew.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:37:30 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98925#M257961 AndrewHowell 2012-12-14T06:37:30Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98926#M257962 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I mean to say, suppose in a directory we have many files of different formats(viz. .sas, .txt) now i want to write a single program to execute these files at the same time, i want to print the time stamp in each files after the execution to get confirmed that they all run in the same time simultaneously.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:13:24 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98926#M257962 himalay 2012-12-14T07:13:24Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98927#M257963 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I mean to say, suppose in a directory we have many files of different formats(viz. .sas, .txt) now i want to write a single program to execute these files at the same time, i want to print the time stamp in each files after the execution to get confirmed that they all run in the same time simultaneously.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:13:49 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98927#M257963 himalay 2012-12-14T07:13:49Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98928#M257964 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I mean to say, suppose in a directory we have many files of different formats(viz. .sas, .txt) now i want to write a single program to execute these files at the same time, i want to print the time stamp in each files after the execution to get confirmed that they all run in the same time simultaneously.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:14:12 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98928#M257964 himalay 2012-12-14T07:14:12Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98929#M257965 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How "same time" - literally simultaneously, sub-second, reasonably?</P><P></P><P>Would it be okay if each were read IMMEDIATELY after the previous one, until there are none left, or must they be loaded at precisely the same time? (If so, why?)</P><P></P><P>Reading multiple file formats is reasonably simple, so is applying a timestamp.</P><P></P><P>Just trying to understand the underlying requirement.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:57:48 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98929#M257965 AndrewHowell 2012-12-14T07:57:48Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98930#M257966 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was trying for the concept of executing many files simultaneously with SAS macro?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:22:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98930#M257966 himalay 2012-12-17T08:22:35Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98931#M257967 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Still not clear what your requirements are.</P><P>But if you want to kick several SAS steps in parallel, take a look a the <A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/connref/63066/HTML/default/viewer.htm#n0dj7pa4m8yvmqn15pt63fw9fj9u.htm">MP Connect </A>concept (requires SAS/CONNECT software), and then get back with some more specific questions.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:49:15 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98931#M257967 LinusH 2012-12-17T08:49:15Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98932#M257968 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>it is already cleared in my previous anwers.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:47:49 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98932#M257968 himalay 2012-12-17T10:47:49Z Re: How to process multiple files in SAS at the ame time? Is there any special concept used for it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98933#M257969 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>you have to write a single program to execute multiple files simultaneously(execute means to do different modifications in different files, but program should bye same, hence macro you have to use). I dont know how to write it, so i am asking!</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:50:37 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-to-process-multiple-files-through-SAS-simultaneously-Is/m-p/98933#M257969 himalay 2012-12-17T10:50:37Z