ODS package path option: path longer than 68 produces Warning

[sanbra]

Dear Community,

I want to automate the creation of Archives with SAS 9.4. I am using ODS PACKAGE. In the ODS PACKAG-add-command I use the path-option to reflect the folder structure. However if the path becomes longer than 68 I get a confusing WARNING and the file is not added to the Archive.

Here an example:

ods package(test) open nopf;
ods package(test) add file="C:\Users\biostat\Desktop\Allerlei\tmp\test\test.txt" 
                      path="aaaaaaaaa/bbbbbbbbb/ccccccccc/ddddddddd/eeeeeeeee/fffffffff/gggggggg";
ods package(test) add file="C:\Users\biostat\Desktop\Allerlei\tmp\test\test2.txt" 
                      path="aaaaaaaaa/bbbbbbbbb/ccccccccc/ddddddddd/eeeeeeeee/fffffffff/ggggggggTOOMUCH";
ods package(test) publish archive properties(archive_name="Test.zip" archive_path="C:\Users\biostat\Desktop\Allerlei\tmp\test");
ods package(test)close;

and the resulting SAS log:

1 ods package(test) open nopf;
2 ods package(test) add file="C:\Users\biostat\Desktop\Allerlei\tmp\test\test.txt"
3 path="aaaaaaaaa/bbbbbbbbb/ccccccccc/ddddddddd/eeeeeeeee/fffffffff/ggggg
3 ! ggg";
4 ods package(test) add file="C:\Users\biostat\Desktop\Allerlei\tmp\test\test2.txt"
5 path="aaaaaaaaa/bbbbbbbbb/ccccccccc/ddddddddd/eeeeeeeee/fffffffff/ggggg
5 ! gggTOOMUCH";
WARNING: ODS Package ID: TOOM does not exist, no action taken.
6 ods package(test) publish archive properties(archive_name="Test.zip"
6 ! archive_path="C:\Users\biostat\Desktop\Allerlei\tmp\test");
NOTE: Writing TEST file: C:\Users\biostat\Desktop\Allerlei\tmp\test\Test.zip
7 ods package(test)close;

Is something wrong with my syntax or is it in fact not possible to define a path longer than 68? If so is there any work around?

susanne

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi:
I'd recommend opening a track with Tech Support on this.
Cynthia

[sanbra]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

I conntacted Tech Support, it seems to be a SAS issue and they are think about a "Software solution".

There is no work around, the path must be Shorter than 68 characters.

susanne