topic Re: How to SFTP Between Two SAS Environments? in SAS Programming

How to SFTP Between Two SAS Environments?

AnandVyas — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 08:48:58 GMT

Hi All,

I have a SAS Dataset in one of my SAS Environment which I move it to another environment using SFTP in SAS Code.

I could do this by logging in to Linux box and then move it manually, but for a project I have to move this multiple times. Could you please assist me with sample code using which I could do the same?

Both environments are on LINUX Hosts.

Thanks

Re: How to SFTP Between Two SAS Environments?

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:05:48 GMT

Set up public/private key authentication between the users on both hosts. Then you can use sftp from the commandline without the need to log on.

To use this from SAS code, you will need to have xcmd enabled, of course.

Re: How to SFTP Between Two SAS Environments?

AnandVyas — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:19:32 GMT

It's working fine with commandline, Could you please direct me to a sample code that I can use to do it from sas code(EG)?

thanks

Re: How to SFTP Between Two SAS Environments?

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:36:29 GMT

My preferred method of using the commandline is this:

filename oscmd pipe "sftp sourcefile targetfile 2>&1";

data _null_;
infile oscmd;
input;
put _infile_;
run;

filename oscmd clear;

The 2>&1 redirects stderr (standard error output) to stdout, so you get any error messages into your infile. The data _null_ then executes the command and writes output to the SAS log.

Re: How to SFTP Between Two SAS Environments?

AnandVyas — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:25:30 GMT

Thanks, this resolved the issue.