Automate Importing multiple files

[Mince]

Hi All,

I have to import numerous files into SAS on multiple times during the month. I would really like to automate this process, but to date have failed to do so. I have to work in a SAS EG 5.1 server environment, which it seems just gives dead-ends with everything I try. The code that I have at the moment follows below. Everything seels to work fine until I try to do the actual import. I have tried importing without using macros, which works fine, but that doesn't solve my problem The macro variable datafile="&FolderPath/&&File&i" resolves to the right values, but when I run the macro, I get the following error (I have tried using PIPE to import the files, but that also doesn't seem to work in the server environment):

Error

NOTE: Unable to open parameter catalog: SASUSER.PARMS.PARMS.SLIST in update mode. Temporary parameter values will be saved to

WORK.PARMS.PARMS.SLIST.

ERROR: Physical file does not exist, /sasdata/prototype/card_markerting_analytics/mart/ABMH684/CAMPAIGN

LEADS/PCUBED/Camp46_Apr2015/absa_cc_camp46_targetfile_ntf_absa_nvsc.txt.

ERROR: Import unsuccessful.  See SAS Log for details.

SAS Code

Data List_files;
rc=FILENAME('FMyRep',"&FolderPath");
did=DOPEN('FMyRep');
memcnt=DNUM(did);

DO i=1 TO memcnt;
  filevar=LOWCASE(DREAD(did,i));

  IF LOWCASE(SCAN(filevar,-1,".")) EQ LOWCASE("&extension") THEN
   OUTPUT;
END;

rc=DCLOSE(did);
rc=FILENAME('FMyRep');
KEEP filevar;
RUN;

DATA test;
set List_files;
where index(filevar,'absa_cc');
Count +1;
call symputx('File'||left(put(Count , 3.)), filevar, 'l' );
call symputx('Count', Count , 'l' );
run;

%put _user_;

proc sql;
select count(*) into: numfiles
from test;
quit;

%macro import();
%do i = 1 %to &numfiles;

proc import
  datafile="&FolderPath/&&File&i"
  out=_i
  replace
  dbms=dlm;
  delimiter='|';
run;
%end;
%mend;
%import();

Any help solving this will be greatly appreciated!

[Reeza]

Do all the files have the same format? Is it okay if they are imported to the same dataset?

In your current code the _i that should be what? It isn't a macro variable, but should be? You use i, not _i in your loop though.

[SASKiwi]

The most likely cause of your error is that the directory and file you are trying to import is not accessible from your SAS server.

Where is /sasdata/prototype etc located? Is it on your SAS server or not? If you are not sure about this ask your SAS administrator.

BTW you can ignore the NOTE: Unable to open etc. That is a consequence of your SASUSER library being set to read-only, which is the default setup for SAS 9.4.