You want
to access an external file that is located on either an HTTP server
or an FTP server. The Delimited External File wizard and the Fixed
Width External File wizard prompt you to specify the physical path
to an external file. By default, a SAS Application Server is used
to access the file. However, you can access the file with an HTTP
server, HTTPS server, or FTP server if that server is registered to
the current metadata server.
Note: If you use
a method other than a SAS Application Server to access an external
file, then the
Preview button on the External
File Location page, the
File tab on the Columns
Definition page, and the
Auto Fill button
on the Columns Definition page do not work.