ftp code produces warning

Q1983 — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:09:09 GMT

I am retrieving a directory listing used in ftp upload

%let HHF_host=********; /* Machine to connect with ftp */

%let HHF_userid=******; /* ID to use with ftp command */

%let HHF_ftppwd=********; /* Password for the ftp userid */

%let workpath = %sysfunc(pathname(work));

filename dir ftp '' ls cd="/inbound" user=&HHF_userid pass="&HHF_ftppwd"

host="&HHF_host" prompt;

data folders;

infile dir missover truncover;

input name $;

call symput('F'||trim(left(_N_)),compress(name));

run;

I get the following warning WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference DIR not resolved.

Re: ftp code produces warning

Tom — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 01:04:38 GMT

Does one of your passwords include an & character?

You might want to use macro quoting to prevent the macro processor from trying to expand the value.

Personally I normally include the quotes into the macro variables. This makes it possible to use single quotes around passwords that contain macro triggers.

%let HHF_ftppwd='********'; /* QUOTED Password for the ftp userid */

...

pass=&HHF_ftppwd

...

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