File Attachments to Posts

[jacksonan123]

When I try to attach a text file the path appears but the file is not attached. See below.

Can someone tell me what types of files can be attached to a post?

Is there a post that details how to handle attachments?

[RW9 · Accepted solution]

I caan see the file you attached?  You can attach most file types to posts, however that being said as this is a Q&A forum, it would be advisable to use simple test data datasteps posted into code windows in the post (its the {i} above the post area), post code in code window as well.  Avoid the use of attached files as a few of them (Office docs straight off) are either dangerous to download or not directly usable by everyone.

[jacksonan123]

Thanks very much for your reply  but you state avoid the use of attached files, but what is the alternative when you need the data to run the posted code?

[RW9]

You post example test data in a datastep which describes the problem:

data have;
  input a b c $;
datalines;
1 2 a
;
run;

You can also use this post to get your data - however its not good to post lots of data or sensitive etc. data:

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/How-to-create-a-data-step-version-of-your-dat...

[jacksonan123]

The information in the post will be useful for data and I will implement it
in the future but in my case I have a large text file so I think that it
would have to be loaded as an attachment.

##- Please type your reply above this line. Simple formatting, no
attachments. -##

[jacksonan123]

Will do that for future posts.

Thanks