Transfer Status Window

The Transfer Status window displays information about the status of the download or upload operation. You can specify whether the Transfer Status window is displayed by specifying CONNECTSTATUS=YES | NO in any of the following contexts:

Since the Transfer Status Window displays the progress of the file transfer dynamically, the information in the window changes as the transfer progresses. The information on the display includes the following:

the type of file that is being transferred (SAS data set, SAS catalog, catalog entry that contains graphics output, external file, or SAS utility file).
the name of the target SAS data set, SAS catalog, external file, or SAS utility file. SAS data set names have the form libref.SAS-data-set. SAS catalog names have the form libref.SAS-catalog. External filenames are displayed with the complete filename. Utility filenames have the form libref.SAS-utilityfilename.
the number of bytes being transferred (updated as each new buffer is sent).
the number of observations being transferred (for SAS data sets only).
the time that elapsed since the beginning of the transfer, in hh:mm:ss form.
an estimate of the amount of time that the transfer will take to complete, displayed as hh:mm:ss .
the percentage of the file that has been transferred and a horizontal bar chart that depicts this percentage.

Note: For some types of files, the percentage completed, the estimated time to completion, and the bar chart are not always available. Some operating environments cannot efficiently provide the size of the file, which is necessary to calculate these estimates. Sometimes, the information that is provided by the operating environment results in estimates that are greater than the actual time that is needed for the transfer. Therefore, the percentage completed, the estimated time to completion, and the bar chart might show exaggerated estimates, but they will show 100% when the transfer is completed.

The following display is an example of the Transfer Status window during a SAS data set download. The SAS data set being downloaded is WORK.STT2.

Transfer Status Window for Downloading a SAS Data Set

The following display is an example of the Transfer Status window during a SAS data set upload. The SAS data set being uploaded is WORK.STT2.

Transfer Status Window for Uploading a SAS Data Set

The following example shows the Transfer Status window when an external (flat) text file is being downloaded. The file being downloaded is downfile.txt.

Transfer Status Window for Downloading an External File