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Deepankar
Calcite | Level 5

I am working on SAS 9.4 and it is on Unix server now when I want to export a SAS dataset in CSV on my local machine, I get an error.

I know it is because I am trying to transfer it fromUnix... but do we have an alternative to transfer it to window(by code not by file export option)

 

code:

proc export data=ABC dbms=csv

outfile="\\homedrivestmp\homedisk1\emar646\Desktop\Forecast\New folder\NEW_ENROLLMENT.csv"

replace;

run;

 

error: 

ERROR: Insufficient authorization to access /sas/common/config/Lev1/SASApp/\\homedrivestmp\homedisk1\emar646\Desktop\Forecast\New
folder\NEW_ENROLLMENT.csv.

 

I also tried 

%ds2csv (data=abc, runmode=b, csvfile=\\homedrivestmp\homedisk1\emar646\Desktop\Forecast\New folder\retail.csv);

 

its not working and just opening the sas dateset and not transferring anything

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User

You are using the wrong (Windows-style) pathname on UNIX. Ask your UNIX admins how to access the share from the SAS server.

Hint: UNIX uses the forward slash as a separator of directories.

Deepankar
Calcite | Level 5

well, the error is, its not able to access the window location. people from here says, its not possible.

Deepankar
Calcite | Level 5

client wont buy a new software, we are limited to these resources only.

Kurt_Bremser
Super User

WinSCP is free as in beer (and free as in speech).

 

If your customer wants automated transfer, they have to provide a means for that. Either a shared resource or some kind of ssh-based file transfer.

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