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djbateman
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

I'm generating data in SAS that I need to upload to an FTP site.  I am currently exporting the data into csv files and manually transferring them to the FTP site.  I keep searching for sample code to upload, but all I can seem to find are examples of reading data from an FTP site to use in SAS.  I want to do the opposite.  So, I have 2 question:  1) Is it possible to export a SAS dataset into a csv file and upload it to an FTP site simultaneously, and 2) would DCREATE() work with this process to create a new folder on an FTP server?

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

I found a lot of examples for sending files using FTP in the manual pages.  SAS(R) 9.3 Statements: Reference

As to making a directory look at the NEW option.  Or perhaps you could see if the FTP server on the target machine has a SITE command that will make a directory.  Look at the RCMD option in the on-line manual page linked above.

Kurt_Bremser
Super User

Just use FILENAME FTP:

FILENAME ftpout FTP 'path_on_the_server' HOST='hostname' USER='username' PASS='password';

DATA _NULL_;

SET dataset;

FILE ftpout dlm=';';

PUT variable_list;

RUN;

To create a line with the column names, use a

IF _N_ = 1 THEN DO; PUT "variable1;variable2;...."; END;

block.

To create a remote folder dynamically, you may need to experiment with the RCMD option of FILENAME FTP. DLCREATE() works only on the local file system (and anything that is mounted there).

Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

So here is an example.

%let user=xxxx;

%let pass=yyyy ;

%let host=zzzz;

filename outdir ftp 'new_dir' dir new host="&host" user="&user" pass="&pass" ;

data _null_;

  set sashelp.class ;

  file outdir('class.csv') dsd ;

  put (_all_) (:) ;

run;

filename outdir clear ;

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