PC Files Server Administration

PC Files Server Autostart

SAS running on 64-bit Windows on a local host traditionally cannot access PC files directly on the local host. The required 32-bit ODBC drivers are incompatible with SAS on 64-bit Windows PC Files Server.

The autostart PC Files Server feature facilitates access to PC files on local PCs running SAS on 64-bit Windows. PC Files Server autostart features:

Starts PC Files Server in the background as needed and stops the server when finished.
Does not require the server setup or options.
Communicates with the SAS client using a named pipe.
Does not transfer data over the network. This eliminates the need for data encryption.
Runs independent of network settings and any other instances of PC Files Server.
Always runs with the credentials of the SAS client. This eliminates the need for authentication.
Autostart instances of PC Files Server are independent and using their own communication mechanisms. This eliminates the possibility of an auto-started server interfering with other servers.

To use PC Files Server autostart features you must:

Run SAS on a PC running 64-bit Windows.
Install PC Files Server server on the same PC.
Use a PC Files Server related engine to access either local files or files that are accessible with the \\host-name\folder\filename specification.
Omit the SERVER= and PORT= options.
Do not use SERVERUSER=, SERVERPASS=, or SSPI= options.

In the following LIBNAME statement and IMPORT procedure, autostart is triggered by the 'missing' SERVER= and PORT= options.

LIBNAME DB PCFILES PATH='C:\myfile.mdb';

PROC IMPORT OUT=work.test DATAFILE='C:\myfile.mdb' DBMS=ACCESSCS REPLACE;
run;

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