Download an image from SAS Enterprise Guide

[marina_unn]

Dear SAS users,

I am relatively new to EG and I cannot figure out how to download a plot to my local machine form EG server.

Here is the code I use to produce a plot, not sure it is the best one. The plot is saved under the "figs" folder on the server, but then I see no way to download it on Windows except sending it to Word (but I want to save it as a .png file on a Windows machine).

ods html path='/sasdata/user/mes515/sasuser.v94/NORSTENT/figs'(url=NONE) image_dpi=250;
ods graphics on /attrpriority=none imagename="image01" imagefmt=jpeg noborder;
proc sgplot data=sashelp.class;
vbar sex;
run;
ods graphics off;
ods html close;

I would appreciate any help!

Thank you,

[Kurt_Bremser]

Use the Copy Files task.

If /sasdata/user/mes515 is your home directory, it is found in the navigation pane under servername (e.g. SASApp) - Files.

[marina_unn]

Hi @Kurt_Bremser ,

I can move the plot to /sasdata/user/mes515 directory, but I still cannot download or open it with Windows. When I try to open it, there is only a text file, and there is no option "download" of "save image as".  I mean I still cannot get the plot on my local machine, reagardless in which directory of SAS EG it is.

Is there any other solution I can try?

Marina

[Kurt_Bremser]

So you download image01.jpg to your PC?

What does a right-click reveal about its size on the server and after the download?

[marina_unn]

Hey @Kurt_Bremser ,

No, I cannot download an image from EG. If i right-click on in the image in my Home/sasuser.v94/NORSTENT/figs folder, I can choose from "Open, Delete, Link to, Rename, Copy or Properties". No option to download it. If I click on "Open", I get a text file opening on Windows (in the Notepad), so Windows does not see this file as an image at all.

As you suggest, I can check the size of the file under "Properties", it is 13.1 KB.

Do you think something is wrong in the way a plot is saved?  Here is the code I tried, using a sashelp dataset:

title "Example figure";
ods listing gpath="/sasdata/user/mes515/sasuser.v94/NORSTENT/figs";
goptions reset=all gsfname=grafout gsfmode=replace device=png;
ods graphics on /attrpriority=none imagename="heart_data" imagefmt=png noborder;
proc sgpanel data=sashelp.heart;
panelby weight_status / onepanel layout=columnlattice norvarname;
vbar chol_status / group=sex groupdisplay=cluster;
rowaxis grid;
run;

I would appreciate any more advice, I still cannot figure out how to save a plot as a file on Windows.

Thank you!

[Sajid01 · Accepted solution]

Hello @marina_unn 
Going by the paths you have posted in the forum, it appears that SAS is installed on a Linux server and users are using SAS EG as their client. Users home directory is on the Linux server and not accessible /mounted on the Windows client (Laptop/Desktop).
If this is indeed the case, one can use SCP/SFTP clients such as Filezilla to download  files from the home directory to the local machine (laptop/desktop).
For files of smaller size one can always write SAS code to email the file to themselves.
In your situation, if I have issues,  I would not hesitate to seek help from peers/seniors /SAS Admin/Local IT support whichever is feasible.

[marina_unn]

Hey @Sajid01 ,

Thanks for the explanation! Yes, I agree that in my case I should reach to SAS support at my organisation. 

But I will also check how to send an email with the plot form within SAS EG.

Marina