topic Re: How to unzip file into a specific directory in SAS Programming

How to unzip file into a specific directory

hellohere — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 02:34:53 GMT

I am using "x tar" to unzip file (PC/WINDOWS). It works but not into the specified directory(e:\outsas), rather

it lands in c:/users/myid. Anyone has idea?

x tar -zxvf e:\20210618.tar.gz index_md_20210618.csv -C e:\outsas;

Re: How to unzip file into a specific directory

ChrisNZ — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:07:47 GMT

You need to lookup the syntax for tar.

You also need to quote the x command.

You also need to change the title of your post, there's no zip in sight.

Re: How to unzip file into a specific directory

japelin — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:40:01 GMT

SAS has nothing to do with it, it's a matter of tar usage.
I recommend that you first make sure that tar can be handled properly at the command prompt without using x statement, and then implement it with sas.

I don't know, I haven't tried it, but the -C option of the tar command may not be supported except for the system drive.

In that case, you can use the cd command and execute the following beforehand.

cd /D e:\outsas

So, if you want to write it in one line, it would look like this

cd /D e:\outsas & tar -zxvf e:\20210618.tar.gz index_md_20210618.csv

Give it a try.

Re: How to unzip file into a specific directory

Kurt_Bremser — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:37:17 GMT

The -z option makes tar filter the archive through gzip first.

It's similar to

gzip -dc file.tar.gz|tar -xvf -

Re: How to unzip file into a specific directory

hellohere — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:37:35 GMT

Thanks every one. I tried above at prompt and it works.

Re: How to unzip file into a specific directory

hellohere — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:40:21 GMT

Also tried with SAS. It works. BUT with an issue the prompt stays and SAS chokes up until the prompt exits.

How to exit the prompt automatically?!

Re: How to unzip file into a specific directory

japelin — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:25:23 GMT

use noxwait option.

options noxwait;

Re: How to unzip file into a specific directory

AllanBowe — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:15:54 GMT

You can unzip without the use of X command using this macro: https://core.sasjs.io/mp__unzip_8sas.html