is it possible to read in a gzip'ed (.GZ) SAS dataset without unzipping?

[alandool]

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a way to read in a GZIP'ed SAS dataset (.GZ)  without unzipping it first?  I found where this question was asked back in 2008. The short answer was no.  Hoping that has changed.

Alan

[Reeza · Accepted solution]

https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2017/10/10/reading-writing-gzip-files-sas/

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@alandool wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a way to read in a GZIP'ed SAS dataset (.GZ)  without unzipping it first?  I found where this question was asked back in 2008. The short answer was no.  Hoping that has changed.

Alan

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[alandool]

Thank you for the information, Reeza!

- Alan