Zipping SAS programs

[Codexgo]

Hi Folks,

Can anyone help me with zipping the SAS programs. Which is the best way to zip SAS programs ? 

Thanks !

[Kurt_Bremser]

Use the compression tool of your choice, outside SAS.

With SAS code, I would try

data _null_;
infile "path to somewhere/program.sas";
file "path to somewhere else/program.sas.zip" zip;
input;
put _infile_;
run;

Note that SAS cannot load zipped programs directly for execution.

[yabwon]

Hi @Codexgo ,

consider building a SAS Package: https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES

It gives you with some additional functionalities.

@Kurt_Bremser , you can use a zipped file:

/* program.sas is:
  Data _null_;
    put "Will zipped work??";
  run;
*/

filename in "C:/SAS_WORK/program.sas";
filename out ZIP "C:/SAS_WORK/program.zip" zip member="program.sas";

data _null_;
  infile in;
  file out;
  input;
  put _infile_;
run;

%include out(program.sas) / source2;

log:

1    /* program.sas is:
2      Data _null_;
3        put "Will zipped work??";
4      run;
5    */
6
7    filename in "C:/SAS_WORK/program.sas";
8    filename out ZIP "C:/SAS_WORK/program.zip" zip member="program.sas";
9
10   data _null_;
11     infile in;
12     file out;
13     input;
14     put _infile_;
15   run;

NOTE: The infile IN is:
      Filename=C:\SAS_WORK\program.sas,
      RECFM=V,LRECL=32767,File Size (bytes)=49,
      Last Modified=02Nov2020:14:30:14,
      Create Time=02Nov2020:14:29:38

NOTE: The file OUT is:
      Filename=C:\SAS_WORK\program.zip,
      Member Name=program.sas

NOTE: 3 records were read from the infile IN.
      The minimum record length was 4.
      The maximum record length was 27.
NOTE: 3 records were written to the file OUT.
      The minimum record length was 4.
      The maximum record length was 27.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
      real time           0.00 seconds
      cpu time            0.00 seconds


16
17   %include out(program.sas) / source2;
NOTE: %INCLUDE (level 1) file OUT(program.sas) is file C:\SAS_WORK\program.zip.
18  +Data _null_;
19  +  put "Will zipped work??";
20  +run;

Will zipped work??
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
      real time           0.00 seconds
      cpu time            0.00 seconds


NOTE: %INCLUDE (level 1) endin

All the best

Bart

[Kurt_Bremser]

But you can't load program.sas.zip into SAS Studio's or Enterprise Guide's program editor, and you sure can't run

sas program.sas.zip

😉

[yabwon]

@Kurt_Bremser,

You just gave me an idea for brand new functionality to the SAS Packages Framework. 

A %previewPackage() macro which allows to print out all package code in the SAS session log (in contrary to %helpPackage, which only prints out the "help tagged" parts of the program file).

Thanks!! 🙂 🙂

bart