Zip files from SAS

[deleted_user]

Does anyone know how to zip files using SAS9 for windows.
We are using winzip. Thanks

[deleted_user]

You can use the x followed by the unzip command you want to..

eg..

x 'zip test.zip *.txt';

[deleted_user]

thanks Sameer, I tried your code and it opens the command prompt DOS window, and does nothing. Any idea?

[deleted_user]

You may have to supply the path i.e.

c:\program files\winzip\zip.exe...

or whatever your executable is.

Find it with explorer first.

[Chevell_sas]

Try adding the path down to the directory where the WinZip application is installed. The below creates the zip file c:\zzz.zip with all of the .txt files in the directory. You can also use the FILENAME statement and PIPE device which is featured in an example on the SUPPORT.SAS.COM home page. This example unzips a file however.

x '"c:\program files\winzip\wzzip.exe" c:\zzz.zip *.txt';

http://support.sas.com/ctx/samples/index.jsp?sid=1584


Message was edited by: David@SAS at Apr 12, 2006 1:12 PM
Message was edited by: David@SAS at Apr 12, 2006 1:12 PM

[mlamias]

You may also need to use the noxwait and noxsync options to avoid having to manually exit the command prompt upon completion of calling the unzip program.

[deleted_user]

thank you all. This was exactly what I was looking for

[JackHamilton]

For ZIPing under MVS, if you have PKZIP licensed, see

<>