topic Re: how to copy viya 4.x studio .flw file from NFS to SAS content in SAS Programming

how to copy viya 4.x studio .flw file from NFS to SAS content

MAGDN — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:28:47 GMT

I want to know on what way it's possible to copy a .flw file from the filesystem to SAS Content folder in Viya.

I've tried to use a binary copy (fcopy lrec=n) but this results in het corrupt flow in de SAS Content folder,

Re: how to copy viya 4.x studio .flw file from NFS to SAS content

sbxkoenk — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:00:35 GMT

Hello,

Not sure why FCOPY does not work.
You could try fget and fput and fwrite like done here:

How to use SAS DATA step to copy a file from anywhere?
By Chris Hemedinger on The SAS Dummy June 17, 2011
https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2011/06/17/how-to-use-sas-data-step-to-copy-a-file-from-anywhere/

Just make sure to use FILESRVC Access Method on FILENAME Statement when referring to SAS Content folder!

Like here :

filename myfldr2 filesrvc folderpath='/Shared Data/Sales' filename='sales.csv';

Koen

Re: how to copy viya 4.x studio .flw file from NFS to SAS content

MAGDN — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:52:47 GMT

I've the same question. I make use indeed of filesrc and i'am aware over de .csv-example documented by SAS.

When you copy with the same method a .flw file to the sas content you can see that the file is copied to the sas content but the .flw-file wil not open as a flow in sas content.

My goal is to copy a working sas studio flow which is saved on the filesystem copy via sas-code to the sas contents which should result in het working flow (on the sas content)

Re: how to copy viya 4.x studio .flw file from NFS to SAS content

sbxkoenk — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:57:05 GMT

@MAGDN wrote:

When you copy with the same method a .flw file to the sas content you can see that the file is copied to the sas content but the .flw-file wil not open as a flow in sas content.

Hello,

While you were opening .flw-file from SAS Studio Content folder ... is there any error/warning message that you can share?
Can you try to open flow from SAS Job Execution portal?
https://<your_SAS_Environment>/SASJobExecution/

Koen

Re: how to copy viya 4.x studio .flw file from NFS to SAS content

MAGDN — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:08:29 GMT

Hi Koen,

Thank you for your questions. Hereby the warning i'am getting

Re: how to copy viya 4.x studio .flw file from NFS to SAS content

working-dog — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:04:45 GMT

Not a timely response, but I too have looked into how to copy dataFlow and will comment on the results.

I was able to save the flow as a file using PROC HTTP. Here is a sample code of it.

/* Copy dataFlow to the directory */
%macro copyDataFlow(uri=, to=);
  %global rc;
  %local fref url n;
  
  %let rc=1;
  %let n=%sysfunc(monotonic());  
  %let fref=_LF%sysfunc(putn(&n, z5.));
  %let url=%sysfunc(getoption(SERVICESBASEURL))&uri;
    
  /* Assign file reference name. */
  filename &fref "&to" encoding='UTF-8';
  %if &sysfilrc^=0 & &sysfilrc^=1 %then %return;

  proc http method="GET" oauth_bearer=sas_services out=&fref url="&url";
  run;
  
  %if &SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE=200 %then %do;
    %let rc=0;
  %end;
  
  filename &fref clear;
%mend;

%copyDataFlow(uri=/dataFlows/dataFlows/a96a3d9d-61cd-4f18-bdca-4149251f3d5a, to=/tmp/sample.flw);

Re: how to copy viya 4.x studio .flw file from NFS to SAS content

MAGDN — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:28:32 GMT

Thanks for answering. I want it the other way around. From disk to content.

Your code does this from content to disk.