Thank you all. The issue was the PC Files Server and it has been fixed. My tech support had to work with SAS Technical Support on this. All replies were helpful. Thank you again. Much appreciated. ... View more

RECFM=p stands for: (Commands under UNIX: FILE Command) print format. SAS writes carriage-control characters. ... View more

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@xavpontes wrote: Thank you for your reply.  Even without the %macro and %mend, I don't see this code working. From your answer, I could ftp the mainframe file to the PC as a text file. And how would I write it to a folder as sas data set? Thanks.  To repeat myself:   If you encounter problems, post the log, including the filename and libname declarations for fileref TGCONT and library CONTROL, respectively.   AND I MEAN IT! ... View more