can't view sas data sets from xml files

[vanmon1]

I have a map that works with my xml files and I managed to process all of them with xmlmap and get all proc contents for them but I can't view the datasets in sas to start working with the data. I attach one of the xml files as an example  . Could someone please help? Thanks in advance.

filename  SXLELIB '\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\SIAM\02303_20171015132340.xml';
filename  SXLEMAP '\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\SIAM\siammapV2.map';
libname   SXLELIB xmlv2 xmlmap=SXLEMAP access=READONLY;

/*
 *  Catalog
 */

proc datasets lib=SXLELIB; run;

/*
 *  Contents
 */

proc contents data=SXLELIB.alerta varnum; run;

 *  Printing
 */

title 'Table alerta';
proc print data=SXLELIB.alerta; run;
title;

/*
 *  Local Extraction
 */

DATA alerta; SET SXLELIB.alerta; run;


filename prueba  pipe 'dir "\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\siam\*.xml" /b';

data file_list; 
length fname $20; 
infile prueba truncover; /* infile statement for file names */
input fname $20.; /* read the file names from the directory */
call symput ('num_files',_n_); /* store the record number in a macro variable */
run; 


%macro fileread; 
%do j=1 %to &num_files; 

data _null_; 
set file_list; 
if _n_=&j; 
call symput ('filein',fname); 
run; 



filename  SXLELIB "\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\SIAM\&filein..xml";
filename  SXLEMAP '\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\SIAM\siammapV2.map';
libname   SXLELIB xmlv2 xmlmap=SXLEMAP access=READONLY;

 
proc datasets lib=SXLELIB; run;

proc contents data=sxlelib._all_ varnum; run;




%end; /* end of do-loop with index j */
%mend fileread; 
%fileread; 


proc copy in=sxlelib out=work;
run;

[Reeza]

> I can't view the datasets in sas to start working with the data.

What does that mean? Post your log instead.

[vanmon1]

Thanks for your interest. I'm trying with 4 xml files but have hundreds to import.

[vanmon1]

I also attach the output. Thanks.

[Reeza]

Forget the macro for now, do you have a process to read a single file working and imported data. 

I don't actually see any steps (PROC COPY?) where you try to store the data...the first attempt seems to work fine but it's hard to follow. I won't have time to test anything until later but wanted to make sure I understand where you're currently at.

[vanmon1]

Ok, now because of your question I realised I placed proc copy outside the macro so I changed my code and now I can see one resulting dataset in work library, but only one, the last file generated. I supose that's because they all get the same name 'alerta' given in sas xml mapper application and the next dataset overwrites the previous one.. how can I change that and see all of them? Your help is being much appreciated.

filename prueba  pipe 'dir "\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\siam\*.xml" /b';

data file_list; 
length fname $20; 
infile prueba truncover; /* infile statement for file names */
input fname $20.; /* read the file names from the directory */
call symput ('num_files',_n_); /* store the record number in a macro variable */
run; 


%macro fileread; 
%do j=1 %to &num_files; 

data _null_; 
set file_list; 
if _n_=&j; 
call symput ('filein',fname); 
run; 



filename  SXLELIB "\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\SIAM\&filein..xml";
filename  SXLEMAP '\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\SIAM\siammapV2.map';
libname   SXLELIB xmlv2 xmlmap=SXLEMAP ;

 
proc datasets lib=SXLELIB; run;

proc contents data=sxlelib._all_ varnum; run;



proc copy in=sxlelib out=work;
run;


%end; /* end of do-loop with index j */
%mend fileread; 
%fileread; 

[vanmon1 · Accepted solution]

GOT IT! Partly thanks to "A Macro for Reading Multiple Text Files"  by Debbie Miller, National Park Service, Denver, CO " and user Reeza who made a question that made me think about one piece of my code.

/*libname root created by xml mapper*/

libname   SXLELIB xmlv2 xmlmap=SXLEMAP access=READONLY;

/*create macro to read all file names in folder*/
filename prueba  pipe 'dir "\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\siam\*.xml" /b';

data file_list; 
length fname $20; 
infile prueba truncover; /* infile statement for file names */
input fname $20.; /* read the file names from the directory */
call symput ('num_files',_n_); /* store the record number in a macro variable */
run; 


%macro fileread; 
%do j=1 %to &num_files; 

data _null_; 
set file_list; 
if _n_=&j; 
call symput ('filein',fname); 
run; 


/*code to retrieve xml map created*/
filename  SXLELIB "\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\SIAM\&filein..xml";
filename  SXLEMAP '\\tsclient\C\Transferencia de Archivos\IMPORT TO SAS\SIAM\siammapv2.map';
libname   SXLELIB xmlv2 xmlmap=SXLEMAP access=READONLY ;

 
proc datasets lib=SXLELIB; run;

proc contents data=sxlelib._all_ varnum; run;

/*copy sxlelib to your library*/

proc copy in=sxlelib out=work;
run;

/*save each file read named 'alerta' as in xml mapper in a single sas dataset call data_all*/
%if &j=1 %then %do;
 data data_all;
 set alerta;
 run;
%end;
%else %do;
 data data_all;
 set data_all
 alerta;
 run;
%end;


%end; 
%mend fileread; 
%fileread;