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PX-Web is an API and interface for delivering statistic data. It is used by at least several statistical bureaus in Scandinavian and Europe. It has an powerful API which make it possibly to automatic download data. In R, there are an simple interface to PX-Web.

 

My suggestion is that SAS develop an interface to PX-Web API. Even better, an interface as an tool in Enterpris Guide and SAS Studio. I think it will benefit the users in Europe much.

 

I think it will be an easy work for a skilled programmer to do it. With my limitied skill, I have mangage build SAS code for the download, but still I have to redo the code for every task.

 

/Anders

7 Comments
tepposaari
Calcite | Level 5

Very much welcomed. R has its own already: https://github.com/rOpenGov/pxweb

tepposaari
Calcite | Level 5

There are two tools to help convert different file formats, done by the Finnish statistics bureau. They don't fetch anything from anywhere, but should you need to do some converting between fileformats...

 

AndersBergquist
Quartz | Level 8

Thanks for the link to the tools.

Is these tools different from the tools Statistic Finland publice on their webpage?

 

You know it, but I will make this remark to SAS. These tool can not replace the intenet tool I request.

 

/Anders

tepposaari
Calcite | Level 5

No the links are exaclty the same here: http://stat.fi/tup/pcaxis/lataus_tyokalut_en.html

 

I would love to see PX file being supported in SAS, especially with some kind of web interface support.

 

 

Casey_SAS
SAS Employee
Status changed to: Not Planned

At this point, competing features have priority for our development resources so we are going to mark this one Not Planned. We will keep an eye on this and may revisit if circumstances change. Thank you for the suggestion!

AndersBergquist
Quartz | Level 8

Not surprised. It is an european issue, not an US.

AndersBergquist
Quartz | Level 8

I have developed a temporary solution in proc ds2 which I have publiced in the Nordic userforum.

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Nordic-Users-Group/API-f%C3%B6r-px-web-Ett-enkelt-DS2-packet/gpm-...