topic svm-sas-server in SAS Procedures

svm-sas-server

ari2495 — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:15:16 GMT

proc import datafile='\\svm-sas-server\folder\name.xlsx'
out=namefile dbms=xlsx replace; 
sheet=namefile;
run;

Hi guys, this is a kind of import i've never seen. Could you help me understanding where the file come from? i mean, what is the svm-sas-server?

Re: svm-sas-server

ballardw — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:12:03 GMT

It isn't so much "what" is svm-sas-server as where. The \\ at the start indicates this should be a network URL and the name immediately following is the name of the server machine (or network share or whatever your network folks call it).

In a local network it is similar to a drive letter or disk mount point