I have multiple txt files in dir D:\in and would like to transfer all the txt files to dir D:\out
Is there SAS command can copy the mutiple txt files from one directory to another?
Thanks.
The simplest method is to use the OS commands, for example on windows:
data _null_; x 'copy "d:/in/*.txt" "d:/out"'; run;
You could also use a datastep to read in the files (infile) and write them out again (file).
You could use fcopy function.
Try having a go and coming back with questions.
The simplest method is to use the OS commands, for example on windows:
data _null_; x 'copy "d:/in/*.txt" "d:/out"'; run;
You could also use a datastep to read in the files (infile) and write them out again (file).
You could use fcopy function.
Try having a go and coming back with questions.
Hi,
well I personally use robocopy to also recreate the structure of the subfolders:
DATA _NULL_;
x 'ROBOCOPY "D:\in" "D:\out" *.txt /MIR';
RUN;
It performs the job without carrying about the existence of the 'out' Folder.
- Cheers -
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