I have a Windows machine. I use SAS EG which run from a AIX (UNIX) server. I'm trying to run the following program.
data _null_;
infile 'ls -al' pipe;
input stdout $80.;
put stdout;
run;
I receive this in the log:
Stderr output:
'ls' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
The "ls" does execute fine on the AIX server when I have an SSH session. This is a Windows error that's being thrown. When using the equivalent Windows command it works fine.
data _null_;
infile 'dir' pipe;
input stdout $80.;
put stdout;
run;
How do I get the piped filenames to execute on the server and not locally?
that doesnt sound right .
Check the connection to ensure you are connecting to the AIX.
Also what happens when you run this
%put &sysscpl &sysscp;
You're not connected to an AIX based workspace server.
Do a
%put &syshostinfolong. &syshostname.;
to verify where your workspace server runs.
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