file transfer using x commands to mask macro varibales

[harsham]

Hi  All,

I have a scenario as mentioned below

OS UNIX

source= /sas/basesas/avancedsas/advancedsas & basesas/abc.xls

destination=/one/two/three

I need to do a file transfer in sas eg 5.1 using x commands from source to destination.

Kindly suggest how to mask " & " values  while performing FTP using  X commands?

[Kurt_Bremser]

Using "&" in a pathname in a UNIX system is REALLY BAD, as the & character has very special meaning to the operating system.

Name your path like this:

/sas/basesas/avancedsas/advancedsas_and_basesas

and all your problems vanish in a puff of logic smoke.

See Maxim 44 and Maxim 15.

[harsham]

No it's not possible to make a change, please let me know in case of any alternatives

[Kurt_Bremser]

It's always possible to correct a mistake. In this case, the mistake is so egregious that making the change is not only possible, but mandatory.

Keeping that & in the pathname along with the blanks is an exercise in stupidity.

[Astounding]

The X command expects the command itself to be in quotes.  If you use single quotes instead of double quotes, that automatically masks all macro references.